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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m in 7 bands 0.54-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.5µV (10dB S/N) 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output 2W @ 3.2 ohms > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m in 7 bands -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 -
Impedance 25/100 Ω 50-75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (with PS-500AC) Mains
Current RX ? 250 W max ?
TX ? 450 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
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Weight ? 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - ?
Accessories ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
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MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 KENWOOD-TS-000500 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000120