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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 160-10 m MW: 520-1800 kHz
SW: 5.66-12.62 MHz FM: 85-110 MHz
WX: 162.400-162.55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
? ?
Selectivity N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
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Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input 100 W on all bands ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 20-150Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) 12-14V DC 2000 mAh Li-Ion battery
Current RX 80 W 1.8 A ?
TX 510 W max Max 19 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 198x in USA Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
148 × 181 × 58 mm
(5.83 × 7.13 × 2.28 in)
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) ? 620 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? Bluetooth
Hand-crank + solar powered
S.A.M.E. + NOAA weather alerts
Rugged1 and IPX4 splashproof
Bright LED flashlight, red emergency beacon
Ambient light with dimmer
Accessories Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
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MPN KENWOOD-TS-000940S SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA ETÓN-FRX000005-BT