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HF Transmitter | 100 W
HF/VHF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  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
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 80-10 m 10-160 m/6 m 10-80 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   CW   SSB  
RF-output AM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W AM: 35 W, CW: 50 W (input) 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (internal PSU) Separate PSU Mains (with PS-510)
Current RX - - 180 W max
TX ? ? 315 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1960 and 1963 in USA Between 1952 and 195x in USA Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 292 × 530 × 445 mm
(11.50 × 20.87 × 17.52 in)
? 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO
Internal power supply
Final Tube(s): 2ea. 6146 parallel
SSB Method: Crystal Filter (9 MHz)
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-INVADER GONSET-COMMANDER KENWOOD-TS-000510