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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
USD 97
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m in 7 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB) 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m in 7 bands 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (with PS-500AC) External high-voltage power supply
Current RX 250 W max ?
TX 450 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs) 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ?
Accessories External speaker
External Remove VFO
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MPN KENWOOD-TS-000500 HEATHKIT-HW-000100