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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 272 ~ USD 383
GBP 227 ~ GBP 249
EUR 227 ~ EUR 3,314
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ≤ 15 Hz per °C after 30 minutes warmup
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N 2.0 µV on 1.8 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
0.3 µV on 28 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
2.4 kHz
Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz 250 / 500 / 1800 Hz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
9 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-30 MHz (amateur bands)
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W max 85-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX 295 W 850 mA
TX 32 W 18.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
362 × 140 × 355 mm
(14.25 × 5.51 × 13.98 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 6.57 kg (14.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S TEN-TEC-OMNI-C