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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM) ?
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)
5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
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Selectivity ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double/triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W 65 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC ±10% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A ?
TX ? 20 A max 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1993 and 200x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
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Weight ? 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? Alpha-numeric LCD display
NOAA weather alert
Illuminated controls
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S YAESU-FT-000840 KENWOOD-TM-000281A