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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Contesting CW Sending Machine

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  None 
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.005-30 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
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Selectivity ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? Digital signal processing -
IF-freqs. ? ? -
Image rejection ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum -
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) -

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output Max 100 W ? -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts Mains
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 19 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
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Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT
DSP
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Accessories ? ? -
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S TEN-TEC-RX-000340 HOMEBREW-K000004PB-CW-SENDIN-MACHINE-2048