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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
?
Selectivity N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne Quad conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   RTTY  
RF-output 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input Max 100/100/100/50 W FM/SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 20-150Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 80 W Squelched 2.6 A Max 2.8
TX 510 W max Max 20.5 A Max 19 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2000 and 2014 Between 1996 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
410 × 135 × 347 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.66 in)
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. Twin VFO
Accessories Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000940S KENWOOD-TS-B002000 YAESU-FT-001000MP