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Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
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. Better than ±10 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   AFSK  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N Better than 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) 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)
-6 / -60dB:
12 kHz / 28 kHz (Wide)
9 kHz / 22 kHz (Narrow)
Filters ? 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB Better than 70dB
Audio output 2 W 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz (USA)
136-174 MHz (Asia)
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   AFSK  
RF-output ? 100 W max 80 / 30 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains Mains 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 10 W 295 W 0.7A max
TX - 32 W 15A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
- Massive Heatsink guarantees 80 Watts of RF Power with No Cooling Fan Needed
(Four selectable power output levels are provided: 80/30/10/5 Watts)
- Loud 3 Watts of Audio Output for noisy environments
- Large 6 Digit Backlit LCD ensure excellent visibility
- Excellent Receiver Performance
- Alpha-Numeric Channel Display
- 200 Memory Channels for serious users
- CTCSS and DCS Encode/Decode Built in
- Versatile Scanning Capability
- WX Channels with "Severe Weather" Alert
- Smart Search Operation
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000012 KENWOOD-TS-000830S YAESU-FT-002980R