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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
USD 580 ~ USD 863
EUR 663 ~ EUR 1,036
USD 408
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C)
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz
SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection 80 dB better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz)
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 100 W (AM 40 W) SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC 13.5 V DC ±10%
Current RX 2 A ?
TX 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 105 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000850S YAESU-FT-000080C