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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 10-80 m 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 300 W SSB, 200 W CW ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50/600Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC ? Mains
Current RX 1.5 A ? 30 W @ 110 VAC
TX 20 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1977 and 19xx Between 1967 and 1969
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
? 343 × 149 × 222 mm
(13.50 × 5.87 × 8.74 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 4.60 kg (10.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S SWAN-(CUBIC)-000750 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000120A