Kenwood TS-680S

General characteristics

HAM bands

160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 

Frequency stability

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Tuning steps

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Memories

31 channels in 3 bank(s)

Receiver

RX-range

0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz

Modulations

AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  

Sensitivity

AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV

Selectivity

AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)

Filters

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Receiver system

Double conversion superheterodyne

IF-frequencies

1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz

Image rejection

50 dB

Audio output

1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range

10-160 m + WARC / 6 m

Modulations

AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  

RF-output

AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W

Connections

Antenna

SO-239

Impedance

50Ω

Other

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Electrical

Power requirements

12-16 V DC

Current drain RX

1.5 A

TX

20 A max

Physical

Dimensions (w×h×d)

270 × 96 × 270 mm (10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)

Weight

6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)

Form factor

Base Station

Manufactured

Between 1989 and 199x in Japan

Other features

Usage

Amateur / Ham radio operators

Features + options

IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator

Accessories

-

RigReference ID

3499

MPN

KENWOOD-TS-000680S

Manuals, diagrams and brochures

Kenwood TS-140S / TS-680S Instruction manual PDF - Unknown size, submitted by RigReference

Kenwood TS-140S / TS-680S Service manual PDF - Unknown size, submitted by RigReference

 

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