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HF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  2m 
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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 144-148 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 80-100 W Max 100/100/100/50 W FM/SSB/CW: 25 W, AM: 15 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX ? Max 20.5 A Max 5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 2000 and 2014 Between 1978 and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 195 × 355 mm
(12.99 × 7.68 × 13.98 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
280 × 125 × 315 mm
(11.02 × 4.92 × 12.40 in)
Weight 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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. Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000515 KENWOOD-TS-B002000 YAESU-FT-000225RD