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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 266 ~ USD 376
AUD 290
USD 368 ~ USD 664
Rating 1 review 2 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m + WWV
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 160-10 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) ?
TX 15 A max. ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 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-000520S YAESU-FT-000901DM