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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.535-30 MHz 20, 40 & 80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   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 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 20, 40 & 80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 180 W max ? ?
TX 315 W max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1972 and 1974 Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
? ?
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ? 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000150B RFT-000210