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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  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)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps ? Not applicable 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC ? 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? ? 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system ? ? SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 3.5-29.7 MHz 1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz) HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 700 mA ? 2.2 A max
TX 4 A max 15 A 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2016 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 3.5 Inch Full Color TFT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000130V KENWOOD-TL-000120 YAESU-FT-000991A