Kenwood TS-890S

Base Station Amateur Transceiver

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The Kenwood TS-890S transceiver made its world debut at the 2018 Hamvention® in Xenia, Ohio. A prototype was available to view under glass. Operating 180 to 6 meters, it features full down conversion receiver with h-mode mixer and High C/N 1st LO. It has four built in roofing filers: 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz). The TS-890S has a 7 inch color TFT display with roofing frequency sampling band scope, auto scroll mode, USB audio, multi information screen, DVI-I . Remote control operation with direct IP connection (without computer) is supported. A 100 watt heavy duty built-in antenna tuner is standard. Kenwood is estimating delivery for 4th quarter of 2018.

General characteristics

HAM bands: 160m 80m 60m 40m 30m (WARC) 20m 17m (WARC) 15m 12m (WARC) 11m (CB) 6m 10m 4m
Frequency stability: ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps: Continuous
Memories: ?

Receiver

RX-range: 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations: AM FM CW USB LSB FSK Digital (other)
Sensitivity: SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity: SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters: 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system: Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-frequencies: 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection: ?
Audio output: 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range: 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations: AM FM CW USB LSB FSK Digital (other)
RF-output: Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power requirements: 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current drain RX: 3 A max
TX: 22.5 A max

Physical

Dimensions (w×h×d): 410 × 158 × 387 mm (16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in) Projections included
Weight: 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor: Base Station
Manufactured: Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan

Other features

Usage: Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features + options: DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories: -
RigReference ID: 6403
MPN: KENWOOD-TS-000890S

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