AMATEUR RADIO

The NEW TS-520S combines all of the fine, field-proven characteristics of the original TS-520 together
with many of t he ideas, comments , and s uggest io ns for impro ve me nt from a mateurs
worldwide . Kenwood's ultimate objectives ... to make quality e q u ipme nt available at reasonable pric e s .
FULL COVERAGE TRANSCEIVER
The new TS-5 20 S provides full coverage
on all amateur bands from 1.8 to
29.7 MHz. Kenwood gives yo u 160
meter capability. WWV on 15 000
MHz. and an auxiliary band po sitio n
for maximum fle xibility And with the
addition of the TV-5 0 2 and TV-506
treosverters. your TS-520S can cover
160 meters to 2 meters on SSB and CWo
DIGITAL DISPLAY D 5 opt on
The new Kenwood DG-5 provides easy .
accurate readout of your operating fre ­
quency while transmitting and receiving
OUTSTANDING RECEIVER
SENSITIVITY AND MINIMUM
CROSS MODULATION
The new TS-520S Incorporales a 3SK­
35 dual gate MOSFET for outstanding
cross moduteuon and SPUriOUS response
cha-ectensucs The 3SK35 has a low
norse figure (3 5 dB Iyp ) and hIgh gain
(18 dB typ ) for excellent sensitIVlly
NEW IMPROVED SPEECH
PROCESSOR
A new audio com pression amplIfier gives
you extra punch In the ptle ups and
when the gOing gets rough
VERNI~R TliNING FOR !=INAl
PI -\TE CONTRO
A new venue- tUfling mechemsm allows
easy and accurate adjustment of the
plate con trol during tune-u p
FINAL AMPLIFIER
The new TS-5 2 0 $ is completely solid
state except fo r the driver (12BY7A)
and the final tubes. Rather than subs ti ­
tute TV sweep tubes as final am pli fi er
tubes in a state of tbe art amateur transceiver,
Kenwood has employed two
husky S-200 1A (equivalent 10 61 468)
tubes. These rugged. time-proven tubes
are known for their long life and superb
li nearity.
HIGHLY EFFECTIVE NOISE
BLANKER
An effective norse blanking cucutt
developed by Kenwood that Virtually
eliminates ignition norse IS buitt.in to
the TS-520$.
RF ATTENUATOR
The new TS-520S has a built-In 20 dB
auentuator that can be acuvared by a
push button SWItch convememlv located
on the front panel .
VFO-52Q - NEW REMOTE VFO
The VFQ-52Q remote VFO has been
desiqned to match the stylmg of the
T5-5205 and provide maxtrnurn operating
flellibillty on the band selected
on your TS-5205
AC POWER SUPPLY
The TS-520S is completely self-contai
ned w ith a rugged AC power supply
built-in. The addition of the DS-1A DC­
DC converter (option) allows for mobile
operano n of the T5 -5 205 .
EASY CONNECTION PHONE PATCH
The T S- 5 2 0 S has 2 convenient RCA
phono jacks on the rear panel for PHONE
PATC H I N and PHONE PATCH OUT.
CW 52Q -CW FILTER (OPTIONI
The CW-52Q 500 Hz filter can be eesuv
installed and will provide improved
operation on CWo
AMPLIFIED TYPE AGC CIRCUIT
The AGC circuit has 3 positions (OFF.
FAST. SLOW) to enable the TS-520S
to be operated in the onnmum condelion
at all times whether operating CW
or SSB.
The T5-5205 retains all of the features
of the original TS-520 that made It tops
in its class: RIl comrct e 8-pole crystal
!liter · Built-in 25 KHz calibrator . Front
panel earner level control . Semi-break­
In CWwlth sidetone e VOX /PTT / M OX .
TUNE pcstnon for low power tune up
• BUilt-in speaker . Built-In Cooling Fan
• Prcvrs.cns for 4 fixed frequency channels
. Heater SWitch.