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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  6m  2m  70cm 
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. ±5 ppm +14 °F to +122 °F (-10 °C to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-999 MHz (less cellular in the US)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N 3.0 µV for 10dB S/N (0.5-30MHz, AM)
1.0 µV for 12dB SINAD (76-108 MHz/174-222 MHz/470-729MHz, W-FM)
0.16 µV for 12dB SINAD (50-54MHz/144-148MHz, N-FM)
0.18 µV for 12dB SINAD (430-450 MHz N-FM)
Selectivity 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)
12 kHz/35 kHz (N-FM)
200 kHz/300 kHz (W-FM)
(±6dB/±60dB)
Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne N-FM, AM: Double-conversion W-FM: Triple Conversion AM/FM-radio: Single Conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
1st: 47.25 MHz (N-FM) [46.35 MHz Sub Band] / 45.8 MHz (W-FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (N-FM) / 10.7 MHz (W-FM) / 1 MHz (W-FM)
Image rejection > 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 200 mW @ 8 Ohms for 10% THD (@ 7.4 V DC)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 50-54 / 144-148 / 222-225 (USA only) / 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W max 1.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4V DC (1100 mAh Lithium Ion pack) 3R6/AA dry cell case option.
Current RX 295 W 200 mA max
TX 32 W 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2008 and 201x
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
60 × 95 × 24.2 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.95 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1267 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Alpha tags
Barometric sensor
Bluetooth and GPS options
Built-in packet modem 1200/9600bd with APRS support
CTCSS/DCS
Repeater shift: ±600 kHz (144 MHz) / ±1.6 MHz (220 MHz) / ±1.6/5.0/7.6 MHz (430 MHz)
Spectrum display
Twin RX.
Waterproof/submersible (IPX57)
Weather alert
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S YAESU-VX-000008R