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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Scanner / receiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz General coverage (t.b.d.) 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne IF-DSP ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - All mode  
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ? Mains (120/240 V AC)
Current RX 2 A ? 15 W
TX 20.5 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Great Britain Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
? 260 × 184 × 387 mm
(10.24 × 7.24 × 15.24 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
? Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S AOR-AR-007070 HEATHKIT-SB-000634