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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Headless HF/VHF Transceiver

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  2m 
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. ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.1-1300 MHz 0.012-60 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
?
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)
AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

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Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ? Software controlled
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
? SDR
Image rejection > 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 90 mW Line in / Line out / Mic in/out

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 160-6m (2m optional)
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
RF-output 100 W max ? HF: 100W (CW: 40W), 6m: 500mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor 13.8V DC
Current RX 295 W 115 mW typical ?
TX 32 W - 25A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2007 and 20xx Between 2003 and 2007 in USA
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
241 × 254 × 114 mm
(9.49 × 10.00 × 4.49 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Headless

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second 100000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S YUPITERU-MVT-005500 FLEXRADIO-SDR-001000