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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±500 Hz from a cold start, ±100 Hz after 30 minutes at 25°C
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.5 µV for 15dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? VXO. Max 2 XTALS
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 80 m (25 KHz per XTAL)
Modulations CW   SSB   RTTY   FAX   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100 W Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) 2 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12-16V DC 8.4-9.0V DC
Current RX ? 1.9 A 68 mA
TX ? Max 20 A 620 mA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 1992 in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1985 and 2002 in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
Weight ? 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) 710 gr (1.6 lbs) batteries included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000125 KENWOOD-TS-000440S MIZUHO-MX-000003.5S