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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
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. ± 135 Hz
Tuning steps ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N AM: 0.5 µV
SSB: 0.25 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
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Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
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Image rejection > 60 dB 85 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 8 Ohm, 2.5 Watt

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output 100 W max AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 52Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
340 × 100 × 290 mm
(13.39 × 3.94 × 11.42 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-TRC-000490