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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
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)
? ?
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
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   SSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input 15 W 100 W on all bands

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 20-150Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) ? 12-14V DC
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 197x Between 197x and 198x in USA
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
? 362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) 25 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? ?
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)
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000940S ZODIAC-TAURUS SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000102BXA