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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2m VHF Transverter
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? +/- 0.5 p.p.m. ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.05-35 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
28-30 MHz 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection -50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W 25 W 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16 V DC 12-14 V DC 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX 1.5 A ? 74-240 mA
TX 20 A max 6 A max 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 2016 and 20xx in Germany Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
270 × 80 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.15 × 10.24 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ? 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
? CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000140S KUHNE-TR-000144-PRO YAESU-FT-000005DE