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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 580 ~ USD 863
EUR 663 ~ EUR 1,036
EUR 290
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
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Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 80 dB ≥ 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 2 A 1.3-2.1 A
TX 20.5 A Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S ICOM-IC-000077