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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability 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 in 7 bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239
Impedance 50-75Ω
Other -

Electrical

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

Physical

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

Other features

Memories None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features -
Accessories External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000500