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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
?
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
1st: 68.9 MHz
2nd: ?
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W SSB/CW: Max 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 16.7/150 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 2 A Max 2.2 A
TX 20.5 A Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 199x and 200x
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
410 × 135 × 316 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 12.44 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 127 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
RS-232C
Twin RX
Built-in auto-AT
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG YAESU-FT-000920AF