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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Antenna tuner
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.15 p.p.m. over a 30 day period
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 20 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 1.8-30 MHz 15 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5-30 Hz, 15 dB with 1 µV (EMF) input
50-500 kHz, 15 dB with 3 µV (EMF) input
15-50 kHz, 15 dB with 10 µV (EMF) input
Selectivity ? ? 250-3000 kHz @ -6 dB
-650- +4100 Hz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 3.0 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Line, phone or 50 mW internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - -
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) 1.2 kW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC 12 V Mains (100-125 V AC or 200-250 V AC)
Current RX 1.9 A ? 60-90 VA
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
240 × 129 × 309 mm
(9.45 × 5.08 × 12.17 in)
483 × 178 × 410 mm
(19.02 × 7.01 × 16.14 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) rack mounted
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Auto-AT option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S YAESU-FC-000102 RACAL-RA-001778