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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
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 160-10 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 9.00165 MHz 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB > 60 dB
Audio output 3 W into 4 Ohms 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W on all bands 100 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC Mains
Current RX 1.8 A 32 W
TX 20 A max 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ?
MPN SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 KENWOOD-TS-000830M