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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
? 3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
Selectivity SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
? 2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - -
RF-output SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 5-50 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX 2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 199x Between 1983 and 198x Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
? 520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ? 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital readout ?
Accessories AT-450 antenna tuner ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000450S TEN-TEC-ARGOSY-II EDDYSTONE-000358/I