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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   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
0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
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)
14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 11-16V DC
Current RX 1.2 A 600 mA (no input signal) Max 700 mA
TX Max 20 A Max 7.5 A Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S KENWOOD-TW-004000 KENWOOD-TM-000231A