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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 144-146/148 MHz 160-10 m + WWV
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC 144-146/148 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W 2 / 5 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Max 12 V DC, NiCad battery 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 55 × 139 × 49 mm
(2.17 × 5.47 × 1.93 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
Weight ? 430 gr (15.2 oz) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option High Impact case
Scan
LCD
Priority
Optional FTT-4 DTMF Pad (shown)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S YAESU-FT-000023R YAESU-FT-000901DM