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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 317 ~ USD 477
GBP 242 ~ GBP 408
USD 290 ~ USD 436
AUD 362 ~ AUD 408
EUR 290 ~ EUR 448
GBP 701 ~ GBP 967
Rating 4 reviews 3 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ?
Selectivity ? ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 10-100 W (AM 10-40 W) Max 100 W (AM: 50 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.5 A 1.9 A
TX 20 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 1991 in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 272 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 10.71 in)
270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
Weight 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option.
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000735 KENWOOD-TS-000440S