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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Portable 32-band Shortwave Receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 150-400 / 530-1605 kHz
1.6-30 / 87.5-108 MHz
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? W-FM: 1.8 µV (30 dB S/N)
SW: 0.7 µV
MW: 32 µV
LW: 57 µV
?
Selectivity ? FM: ≥ 70 dB
AM: 16 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? SW: 45.145 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10.7 MHz
MW/LW: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? W-FM: 60 dB @ 104 MHz AM: 55 dB @1.605 MHz, 80 dB @ 360 kHz ?
Audio output ? 2 W internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W - 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option) 12V DC external, 8 x R20 batteries or mains ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions ? 452 × 310 × 208 mm
(17.80 × 12.20 × 8.19 in)
184 × 57 × 220 mm
(7.24 × 2.24 × 8.66 in)
Weight ? 13.15 kg (29.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Digital readout. Quartz clock/timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000820S SONY-CRF-000320 COBRA-000029-LTD-CLASSIC