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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  ?
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 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz 30-54 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N FM better than 1 µV
AM better than 2 µV
?
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)
± 9 kHz (-6 dB)
± 15 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz 10.7 MHz Crystal Filter and 455 kHz Ceramic Filter ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 100 W max ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6V DC (4 AA cells) 12V DC or mains
Current RX 295 W 45-130 mA ?
TX 32 W - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
? ?
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second 10 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
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000022 20-400