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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 97 ~ USD 116
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 10-80 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N 0.3 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters - ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) 13.8V DC
Current RX 700 mA ?
TX 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 1987 in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
241 × 101 × 305 mm
(9.49 × 3.98 × 12.01 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-(000525)