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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 76-108 MHz
136-174 MHz
400-480 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   W-FM  
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
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
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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)
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)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 50 dB 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 136-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 100 / 100 W 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 13.8V DC +/-10% ?
Current RX 1.5 A 1 A (squelched) ?
TX 20 A max Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2007 and 2010 Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
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Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. Robust, rugged and heavy-duty design
Alphanumeric name tags
2-Tone, 5-Tone, 50 CTCSS, 114 DCS and DTMF/ANI decode
Large, bright LCD and easy-to-operate backlit keys
FM radio receiver
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000680S YAESU-FT-000450 SAMCOM-AM-000400UV