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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ ±200 Hz within 1 hour ≤ ±20 Hz after 1 hour
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 100 Hz / 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 50-54 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ? ≤ -12 dBµ (0.25 µV)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
? SSB: 1.1 kHz at -6 dB
CW: 200 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? SSB: 9.000 MHz
CW: 9.007 MHz
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 500 mw (10% THD, 8 ohm)

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 50-54 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W 90 W 100 W (0.5 W - 125 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ? 0.6 A
TX 15 A max. ? 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1994 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x in Japan by Matsushita (Panasonic)
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
305 × 152 × 406 mm
(12.01 × 5.98 × 15.98 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) ? 10.20 kg (22.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? AGC
RIT
XIT
IF fine tune (shift)
RF gain
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S KENWOOD-TS-000060S NCG-000010/160M