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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 254 ~ USD 507
EUR 445 ~ EUR 882
USD 633 ~ USD 773
Rating 1 review 4 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 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: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity 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)
2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection -50 dB 80 dB or better
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 100 W (25 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC Mains
Current RX 1.5 A 60 VA
TX 20 A max 470 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) 90 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S YAESU-FT-000990