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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10/20/40/80/160 m ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W ? 30 kW @ 200 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
? 540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ? 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000101X DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K