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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 150 - 174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ≥ 70 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 150 - 174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W 100 / 100 W 5-45W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% ?
Current RX 1.2 A 1 A (squelched) ?
TX Max 20 A Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 2007 and 2010 Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
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Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 160 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. 14 Character alphanumeric LCD
CTCSS / DCS
MIL-SPEC 810 C, D and E for shock, vibration and dust as well as "driven rain" specifications
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S YAESU-FT-000450 KENWOOD-TK-000730