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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 136 ~ USD 291
EUR 285
USD 538 ~ USD 559
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more 15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 5.52 MHz
Image rejection Better than 50 dB 60 dB
Audio output ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 300-500 mA
TX 15 A max. 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520 ATLAS-000210