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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  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 within ± 150 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
0.5-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 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)
0.5-2 MHz
SSB/CW: 4 µV
AM: 15 µV

2-30 MHz
SSB/CW: 0.4 µV
AM: 1.5 µV
15-160 m: 0.4 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB)
5.0 kHz (-60 dB)
2.7 kHz (-6 dB) / 4.3 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.055 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
5.52 MHz
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ? 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ? 2 W / 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 2-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50 W SSB/CW: 5/10 W, AM: 2/4 W 50-100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A 0.5 A 300-500 mA
TX Max 20.5 A 3.3 A max 16 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2014 Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1975 and 1979 in USA
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
87 × 242 × 277 mm
(3.43 × 9.53 × 10.91 in)
240 × 90 × 250 mm
(9.45 × 3.54 × 9.84 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 3.10 kg (6.8 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ? 100 kHz calibrator
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-B002000 YAESU-FT-000070 ATLAS-000210