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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC ? 136-156 / 150-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m 136-156 / 150-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - FM  
RF-output 100 W max 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power) 45 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC ?
Current RX 32 W ? ?
TX 295 W 15 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
?
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830M KENWOOD-TL-000922 KENWOOD-TK-000730