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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N 0.2 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
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Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
1st: 38.850 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection > 60 dB > 65 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 500 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 136-174 / 245-260 / 350-390 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 100 W max 5 / 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.4 V DC (Li-ion battery pack)
Current RX 295 W ?
TX 32 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
60 × 98 × 42 mm
(2.36 × 3.86 × 1.65 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with battery
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 199 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
VOX
CTCSS / DCS
PC programmable
Waterproof to IP-66/67 standard
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S KYD-IP-VU000001A