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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 2.5 A ?
TX Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
Weight 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000690S LOWE-HF-000225E