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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transverter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
1 µV (10 dB S/N) AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? 1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 450 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   -
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W SSB/CW: 16 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 12-16 V DC or mains Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 1.5 A ? 80 W
TX 20 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Built-in speaker ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S KENWOOD-TV-000502 EDDYSTONE-000730/8