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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  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. ≤ 100 Hz in any 30 minute period after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m HF
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
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)
2.3 kHz (-6 dB), 3.7 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB 50 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm External speaker/headphones required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-80 m HF
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output 100 W max SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75Ω 50/120Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 295 W ? ?
TX 32 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1967 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
400 × 159 × 349 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.74 in)
?
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 6 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
? Noise Blanker
Clarifier
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S YAESU-FTDX-000400 YAESU-FT-000125C