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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 80-6 m, ham bands only 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output ? 3 W (external speaker required) 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM: 50 W) ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC ? 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.9 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1961 and 1963 in USA Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 313 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.32 in)
394 × 220 × 228 mm
(15.51 × 8.66 × 8.98 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 6.30 kg (13.9 lbs) ? 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000440S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000155 YAESU-FT-000747GX