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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 15,5-26,6 / 23,5-41 / 37,5-65 / 64-115 meter
110-175 / 170-300 / 290 - 570 meter optional
General coverage
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne TRF with regeneration ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz - -
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   - -
RF-output SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 + 45 + 135 + 180 V Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1929 and 1935 in USA Between 1934 and 193x in USA
Dimensions 320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
? ?
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? External PSU: National 3580B ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000900 NATIONAL-COMPANY-SW-000004 RME-000009D