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

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  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 ? ? 5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WARC 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz) 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (S/N > 10 dB) 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 ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
4.8 kHz @ -60 dB
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 ? Single superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz 69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD, 8 Ohm 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WARC 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz) 1.8-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W 8 W 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 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 700 mA 600 mA 2.2 A max
TX 4 A max 3 A 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 19xx Between 2016 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
224 × 76 × 250 mm
(8.82 × 2.99 × 9.84 in)
Weight ? 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
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-TR-007010 YAESU-FT-000991A