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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m (no general coverage) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 2.4 kHz 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB or better
Audio output ? ? 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 100 W SSB/CW: 240 W, AM/FSK: 80 W (INPUT) 100 W (25 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A max 60 VA
TX ? 20 A max 470 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 334 × 129 × 400 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 15.75 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
Weight ? 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 90 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
Solid state
Peak/Notch filter
Noise blanker
Variable IF bandwidth
Speech processor
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520SE YAESU-FT-000107 YAESU-FT-000990