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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 30-50 MHz 150 kHz- 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 10 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: ? µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 32 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
? ?
Selectivity N-AM
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
W-AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 22 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters 250 / 500 Hz CW, 6 kHz AM (Optional) ? ?
Receiver system Triple (FM) / Quadruple conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 80 dB (1.8-30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 ohms ? requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   - -
RF-output 250 W PEP, AM: 140W DC input ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 20-150Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (120 / 220 / 240 V AC) Mains Mains
Current RX 80 W ? ?
TX 510 W max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 401 × 141 × 350 mm
(15.79 × 5.55 × 13.78 in)
? 432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
Weight 18.50 kg (40.8 lbs) ? 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 4 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms
Accessories Internal automatic antenna tuner
Communications headphones
Light-weight open air communications headphones
Deluxe communications headphones
Micro headphones
Hand microphone
Desk microphone
Phone patch
Station monitor
TXCO
External speaker
Voice synthesizer
500 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
250 Hz CW filter (455 kHz IF)
6 kHz AM filter (8.83 MHz IF)
500 Hz CW filter (8.83 MHz IF)
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000940S LAFAYETTE-PF-000030 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225