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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave 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  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. ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.15-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 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)
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Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W max Max 125 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX 295 W ?
TX 32 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
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Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 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
Auto-AT option
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S KENWOOD-TS-000930