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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 1.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 0.504-999 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 156.050-163.275 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   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
0.5-30 MHz, AM: 3 µV (10 dB S/N)
VHF low, N-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
140-150 MHz, FM: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
400-470 MHz, FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Better than 1 µV EMF @ 20dB SINAD
Distant: 119dBm (0,25 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
Local: 110dBm (0,7 µV) @ 12dB SINAD
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/N-FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 200 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-20 dB)
12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
156.000-157.425 / 155.500-161.425 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W 2m/70cm High: 5/5 W, Low3: 2.5/2.5 W, Low2: 1/1 W, Low1: 0.3/0.3 W, 220 MHz High: 1.5 W, Low3: 1 W, Low2: 0.5 W, Low1: 0.2 W 1 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (nominal), 5-16V DC (external) 9-16 V DC
Current RX 1.2 A 20-150 mA 600 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 1.8 A 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2005 and 200x Between 2018 and 20xx in UK
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
58 × 89 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 3.50 × 1.14 in)
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Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 72 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? Alpha-tags. CTCSS/DCS, DTMF, ARTS. Built-in temperature sensor and optional barometric pressure sensor (SU-1). WIRES-compatible. CW training feature. Password protection. Waterproof/submersible IPx6 & IPx7
GPS/GLONASS/Beidou
NMEA0183/NMEA2000
AIS receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S YAESU-VX-000006R RAYMARINE-RAY000073