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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
Dual band VHF/UHF handheld tranceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB)  2m  70cm 
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. ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 76-108 / 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N ? 0.15 µV / 0.18 µV
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)
? ?
Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ? ≥400mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz 136-174 / 400-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM  
RF-output 100 W max 3.5 W 4 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? 7.4 V DC, 2200 mAh Li-ion battery
Current RX 295 W ? ?
TX 32 W ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1976 and 197x Between 2013 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
? 105 × 58 × 37 mm
(4.13 × 2.28 × 1.46 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) ? 230 gr (8.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
? VOX
1750 Hz
CTCSS / DCS
Roger beep
LED light
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S HANDIC-000189 KENWOOD-TH-F000009-(FAKE!)