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General |
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| 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 |
| Freq. stability | ± 10 x10-6 or better | 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 |
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| RX-range | 0.1-30 MHz (108-174 MHz option: VC-20) | 10-160 m + WARC | 0.03-56 MHz |
| Modulations | AM FM CW USB LSB | CW SSB | AM FM CW USB LSB |
| Sensitivity | 0.25 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) | 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N |
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 |
| Selectivity |
AM: 6.0 kHz SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz FM: 12.0 kHz |
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) |
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) |
| Filters | 1st: 58.1125 MHz 2nd: 8.83 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz (FM) | 0.5 / 2.4 kHz | 10 kHz roofing |
| Receiver system | Triple conversion superheterodyne | Double conversion superheterodyne | ? |
| IF-freqs. | ? |
1st: 8.83 MHz 2nd: 445 kHz |
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| Image rejection | >80 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz) | > 60 dB | 70 dB |
| Audio output | 1.5 W @ 8 ohm | 1.5 W @ 8 ohm | ? |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | - | 10-160 m + WARC | 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m |
| Modulations | - | CW SSB | AM FM CW USB LSB |
| RF-output | ? | 100 W max | 100 / 100 W |
Connections |
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| Antenna | SO-239 + Hi-Z | SO-239 | SO-239 |
| Impedance | 50/500 Ω | 50/75Ω | 50 Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13.8V DC or mains | Mains | 13.8V DC +/-10% |
| Current RX | Max 2 A | 295 W | 1 A (squelched) |
| TX | - | 32 W | Max 22 A |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1987 and 1996 in Japan | Between 1981 and 19xx | Between 2007 and 2010 |
| Dimensions |
270 × 96 × 270 mm (10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in) |
333 × 133 × 333 mm (13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in) |
223 × 84 × 217 mm (8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in) |
| Weight | 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) | 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) | 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) |
| Form factor | Base Station | Base Station | Mobile |
Other features |
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| Memories | 100 channels in 1 bank(s) | ? | 500 channels in 10 bank(s) |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features |
AGC Attenuator Carry Handle Dial Lock Dimmer Dual Clock-Timer Dual NB Dual VFOs IF Shift Mute Terminals Notch Record Activation Record Jack S-Meter Scan Squelch Sweep Tilt Bar Tone Control |
VOX ACG ALC RIT Attenuator Noise blanker |
IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. |
| Accessories | ? | ? | ? |
| MPN | KENWOOD-R-005000 | KENWOOD-TS-000830S | YAESU-FT-000450 |
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