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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 272 ~ USD 383
GBP 227 ~ GBP 249
EUR 227 ~ EUR 3,314
USD 389 ~ USD 723 (similar rigs)
Rating 3 reviews 1 review
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
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. ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N
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)
SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
Filters 0.5 / 2.4 kHz 400 Hz optional
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
9.00165 MHz
Image rejection > 60 dB ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 3 W into 4 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output 100 W max 100 W on all bands

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX 295 W 1.8 A
TX 32 W 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000830S SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103