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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? 2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 12 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Quadruple conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160m + WARC 12 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W 2 W 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.5V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 68 mA 600 mA
TX ? Max 600 mA 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and xxxx in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Auto-AT option ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000930S MIZUHO-MX-000024S KENWOOD-TM-003530A