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6 m | 10 W | SSB
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  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 ?

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 10-80 m 0.54-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (with PS-510) Mains
Current RX ? 180 W max ?
TX ? 315 W max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 19xx Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 170 × 68 × 260 mm
(6.69 × 2.68 × 10.24 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
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Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-009300 KENWOOD-TS-000510 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000120