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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
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. ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps ? ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.7-2.3 / 2.5-4.1 / 6.9-7.5 / 13.9-14.5 /
20.9-21.5 / 27.9-30.1 MHz
1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N ? SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 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)
? (-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection > 60 dB ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W max ? SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX 295 W 50 W ?
TX 32 W - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
368.3 × 165.1 × 292.1 mm
(14.50 × 6.50 × 11.50 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 11.34 kg (25.0 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 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 YAESU-FRDX-000400 YAESU-FT-000080C