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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
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 110-180 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz 420-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM   AFSK   C4FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N Main: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Sub: 0.25 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)
15 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: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB >70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM   AFSK   C4FM  
RF-output 100 W max High: 70 W, Mid1: 50 W, Mid2: 25 W, Low: 10 W 55 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 11.7-15.8 V DC
Current RX 295 W 0.5-0.8 A ?
TX 32 W Max 15 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
154 × 43 × 155 mm
(6.06 × 1.69 × 6.10 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 81 channels in 1 bank(s) 221 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
DCS & ARTS
9K6 packet ready
Twin RX
- Genuine 55 W Output Power with FACC: Funnel Air-Convection Conductor (Wind Tunnel)
- Advanced Digital C4FM operation
- System Fusion Compatible
- AMS (Automatic Mode Select) function automatically recognizes the signal as C4FM digital or conventional FM
- Sophisticated Digital-Group-ID Operation
- Loud 3 Watts of Audio Output Power with the Front Speaker for noisy environments
- Bright Multi-colored LED Mode-Indicator for easy operation
- Four Programmable keys on the microphone allow one-touch acc
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S YAESU-FT-003000M YAESU-FTM-003207DR