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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Asia) 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.5 µV
5-160 MHz: 0.6 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-520 MHz: 0.3 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.6 µV
370-520 MHz: 1.0 µV
520-1300 MHz: 3.0 µV
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM/FM: 16 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Asia) -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   -
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) or 5.5-10V DC (external)
Current RX 1.2 A ? 15-95 mA
TX Max 20 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2001 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
? 59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ? 195 gr (6.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 640 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT & AQS system Alpha tags. "Frequency finder". Dual watch. Built-in ferrite bar for MW reception.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S YAESU-FT-003800 YAESU-VR-000120D