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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 338 ~ USD 396
USD 324 ~ USD 387
EUR 83 ~ EUR 1,272
GBP 389
Rating 2 reviews 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 SO-2 ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM)
Tuning steps Continuous 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
Image rejection 70 dB 60-70 dB
Audio output 2 Watts 8 ohms 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX 1.45 A 1.2 A
TX 20.5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 1993 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000050S YAESU-FT-000840