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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.32 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
SSB/CW/RTTY (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV (Pre-amp 1 on)
50-54 MHz: 0.13 µV (Pre-amp 2 on)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-6 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/RTTY (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2.4 kHz (-6 dB), <2.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW (BW=500 H
SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 0.5 / 2.4 kHz
Receiver system Triple-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 64.455 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
3rd: 36 KHz
1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC/50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   CW   SSB  
RF-output 5-100/5-100 W (AM: 5-40 W) 100 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains
Current RX Max 3.5 A 295 W
TX Max 23 A 32 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 340 × 111 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 9.60 kg (21.2 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 99 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF-DSP. Built-in auto-AT (HF: 16.7-150 ohms / 6 m: 20-125 ohms) Built-in keyer and RTTY demodulator. Twin RX VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000756-PRO KENWOOD-TS-000830S