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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 10-160 m 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
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: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 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 ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 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 10-160 m 144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 100 W 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.5 A ? ?
TX 20 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2025 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
? 183 × 93 × mm
(7.20 × 3.66 × 0.00 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
? Alpha tags
Non volatile EEPROM storage
Built-in 1200/9600 bd
KISS TNC with APRS
3.45" color TFT
WLAN, Bluetooth. USB-C
Extensive voice guidance
Micro-SD card slot
D-Star reflector terminal mode
GPS
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S KENWOOD-TS-000520SE KENWOOD-TM-D000750A