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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM  
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 230/115 VAC ?
Current RX 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1940 and 1943 in USA Between 19xx and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
159 × 54 × 219 mm
(6.26 × 2.13 × 8.62 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) None 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-OLDER COBRA-000025-LX