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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  17m (WARC)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.15-0.4 / 0.53-1.6 / SW / 88-108 MHz 540-1500 kHz / 1.5-31 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 75/300Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains, batteries or 12 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 8.5 W ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1963 and 1967 in USA
Dimensions ? 340 × 275 × 144 mm
(13.39 × 10.83 × 5.67 in)
343 × 195 × 229 mm
(13.50 × 7.68 × 9.02 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000520SE SONY-CRF-000150 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000077X