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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 266 ~ USD 376
AUD 290
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 100 Hz or less after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 160-10m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more SSB/CW: 0.3µV S/N 10dB or more
AM: 1µV S/N 6dB 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
SSB/CW: 0.6kHz (-6dB) 1.6kHz (-60dB)
AM: 2.4kHz (-6dB) 4.5kHz (-60dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 9MHz
Image rejection Better than 50 dB >60dB
Audio output ? 3W (10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 160-10m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW: 280W, AM: 80W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/100Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 70W max
TX 15 A max. 320W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
334 × 322 × 153 mm
(13.15 × 12.68 × 6.02 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S NEC-CQ-000110