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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±300 Hz after 10 minutes warm-up, less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) 5.0-5.5 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W 150 mV rms

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-107)
Current RX 700 mA Max 2 A 0.3 A max
TX 19 A max Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
226 × 128 × 330 mm
(8.90 × 5.04 × 12.99 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130S YAESU-FT-000847 YAESU-FV-000107