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Desktop UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Station Control

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-150 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
FM: 0.4 µV (20 dB quieting)
SSB: 0.25 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
CW: 0.18 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
?
Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.2 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output 2-25 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC or mains Mains Mains
Current RX Max 1.4 A ? ?
TX Max 8 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1982 and 1984 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.24 in)
368 × 129 × 310 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 12.20 in)
260 × 155 × 427 mm
(10.24 × 6.10 × 16.81 in)
Weight 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 15.00 kg (33.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCS Tube hybrid
VOX
- Bandscope ±25/100/250 kHz
- 10 MHz Oscilloscope
- Matches many Kenwood Transceivers
- Wideband Transmission Monitor
- RTTY X-Y Tuning Meter
- Built-in 1000/1575 Hz Two-Tone Generator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000811E YAESU-FT-000102 KENWOOD-SM-000230