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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  None  2m 
Freq. stability Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 30-50 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
? <0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
? ?
Image rejection Greater than 70 dB ? >70 dB
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM   N-FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W ? High: 50 W, Medium: 25 W, Low 2: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 2 A ? 300-700 mA
TX 20.5 A - 4-10 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 1971 Between 2006 and 2009
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
? 140 × 40 × 146 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 5.75 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 221 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha-tags. ARTS, DTMF, CTCSS, DCS WIRES II. CW trainer. Password protection.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000570DG RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000001-(LOW-BAND) YAESU-FT-001802M/E