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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 136 ~ USD 291
EUR 285
USD 97
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
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 ≤ 0.5 µV for 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
2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains External high-voltage power supply
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520 HEATHKIT-HW-000100