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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? poor
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 80-6 m 6m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? poor
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
1750 kHz (?)
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 6m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 5

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains (105-125 V AC) Mains
Current RX 1.45 A ? ?
TX 20.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1960 and 1964 in USA Between 1960 and 196x in USA by DeWald Radio in Long Island, NY
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
400 × 222 × 228 mm
(15.75 × 8.74 × 8.98 in)
?
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000270 LAFAYETTE-HE-000035