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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  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? less than 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 215-230 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 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
< 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 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)
< 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input 100 / 100 W High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 20-150Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) 13.8V DC +/-10% 11-16V DC
Current RX 80 W 1 A (squelched) Max 600 mA
TX 510 W max Max 22 A Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ?
Accessories Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000940S YAESU-FT-000450 KENWOOD-TM-000331A