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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 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
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Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
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)
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Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 50 dB 50 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 mW, ELP: 20 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC 6-16V DC
Current RX 2 A 1.5 A ?
TX 5 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V KENWOOD-TS-000680S KENWOOD-TH-000047A