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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Station Control

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 10-80 m (Plug-in modules) 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   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-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 10-80 m (Plug-in modules) 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) 5-50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.8V 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 1994 and 19xx 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 Mobile 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
Built-in keye Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S TEN-TEC-SCOUT-(000555) HEATHKIT-SB-000634