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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 Watts 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX 700 mA 1.45 A
TX 4 A max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1993 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
Weight ? 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130V KENWOOD-TS-000050S