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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 121 ~ USD 319
USD 97
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  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 < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-510) External high-voltage power supply
Current RX 180 W max ?
TX 315 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 HEATHKIT-HW-000100