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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 254 ~ USD 507
USD 338 ~ USD 396
Rating 1 review 2 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection -50 dB 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 Watts 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.5 A 1.45 A
TX 20 A max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S KENWOOD-TS-000050S