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HF/VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range - 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 80 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m/6 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output AM: 35 W, CW: 50 W (input) 100 W (AM 40 W)

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Separate PSU 13.8 V DC
Current RX - 2 A
TX ? 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
Accessories ? ?
MPN GONSET-COMMANDER KENWOOD-TS-000850S