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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

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  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 0.55-30 / 48-54 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
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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)
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Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne, 14 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? 455 kHz
Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) 70 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input 100 / 100 W -

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 20-150Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1963 and 1964 in Japan
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
432 × 194 × 257 mm
(17.01 × 7.64 × 10.12 in)
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 10.70 kg (23.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) None
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. Pre-selector stage
Electrical bandspread
Q-multiplier
ANL noise limiter
Switchable MVC/AVC
Antenna trimmer
Crystal calibrator
S-meter
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)
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MPN KENWOOD-TS-000940S YAESU-FT-000450 LAFAYETTE-HE-000080