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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
4 Band QRP CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  6m 
Freq. stability ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 12.5 / 25 kHz 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe & Asia) 3.2-16 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW   USB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
? 4 crystal filter, 400Hz-3KHz continued adjustable
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? 400 Hz - 3 kHz
Image rejection 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms ? 8ohm load about 0.1W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe & Asia) 3.5-4 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 MHz
80 / 40 / 30 / 20 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   CW  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W ? 4-5 W @ 13.8 V

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC 11.1 V battery pack or 9-14 V DC
Current RX 1.45 A 600 mA 60 mA
TX 20.5 A ? 800 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
150 × 50 × 168 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.61 in)
132 × 85 × 35 mm
(5.20 × 3.35 × 1.38 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ? Auto key w/ adjustable speed
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S YAESU-FT-002700R YOUKITS-HB-000001B