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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Shortwave transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 280 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
?
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 100 W max 1 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.5-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 295 W 50 mA -
TX 32 W 1.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 198x and 19xx Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
?
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 361 gr (12.7 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
CTCSS / DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E KENWOOD-T-000599S