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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  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 10-80 m 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 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 ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ?
Audio output > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   -
RF-output 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + TV-antenne
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
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Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000510 HEATHKIT-RA-000001