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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 266 ~ USD 376
AUD 290
USD 231 ~ USD 428 (similar rigs)
Rating 1 review 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more 0.33 µV for 10 dB S+N/N at 10m (2 kHz bandwidth)
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: 2 kHz, 1.5:1 (-6 dB)
FSK: 1200 Hz, 2:1

Optional:
CW: 400 Hz, 4:1 and 300 Hz, 2:1
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection Better than 50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 10-160 m
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output Max 100 W 1-150 W (130 W max above 28 MHz)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains (115/230 V, 50-400 Hz)
Current RX 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off) 100 W
TX 15 A max. 400 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1971 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
413 × 184 × 356 mm
(16.26 × 7.24 × 14.02 in)
Weight 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs) 15.90 kg (35.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK Advanced features for such an old radio.
60 dB attenuator
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520S SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000007A