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Base Station Amateur Transceiver
Desktop HF/50/70MHz TRANSCEIVER

General

Current value
USD 288 ~ USD 535 (similar rigs)
USD 203 ~ USD 377 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C) Less than ±0.5 p.p.m. (–10˚C to +60˚C; 14˚F to 140˚F)
Tuning steps Continuous 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz RX: 0.03-74.8 MHz (some bands not guaranteed)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
SSB/CW (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: 0.16μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 0.13μV

AM (at 10dB S/N)
0.5-1.8MHz: 12.6μV
1.8-29.995MHz: 2.0μV
28.0-29.7MHz: -
50MHz band: 1.0μV

FM (at 12dB SINAD)
0.5-1.8MHz: -
1.8-29.995MHz: -
28.0-29.7MHz: 0.5μV
50MHz band: 0.25μV
Selectivity SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB (BW: 2.4KHz)
More than 2.4kHz/–6dB
Less than 3.4kHz/–40dB

CW (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 700Hz/–40dB

RTTY (BW: 500Hz)
More than 500Hz/–6dB
Less than 800Hz/–40dB

AM (BW: 6kHz)
More than 6.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 10kHz/–40dB

FM (BW: 15kHz)
More than 12.0kHz/–6dB
Less than 22kHz/–40dB
Filters 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz) ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Direct Sampling Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
36 kHz
Image rejection ? More than 70dB
Audio output 1.5 W into 8 Ohm More than 2.5W (at 10% distortion with an 8Ω load, 1kHz)

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
1.8-1.999 / 3.5-3.999 / 5.255-5.405* / 7-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21-21.45 / 24.89-24.99 / 28-29.7 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output Max 100 W (AM 25 W) SSB/CW/FM/RTTY: 2–100W, AM: 1–25W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 3 A max 0.7A typical (Standby), 1.25A (Maximum audio)
TX 22.5 A max 21A (at 100W output power)

Physical

Manufactured Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan Between 2025 and 20xx
Dimensions 410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
240 × 94 × 238 mm
(9.45 × 3.70 × 9.37 in)
Weight 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
HDMI output for external display
Built-in CW decoder
USB-C
Real-time spectrum scope
Built-in automatic antenna tuner
101 channels (99 regular, 2 scan edges)
SD memory card slot for saving data
Cooling fan system
Multi-function meter
CW functions: full break-in, CW reverse, CW auto tuning
SSB, CW, RTTY, AM, FM modes
Remote control via PC (RS-BA1 IP remote control software)
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000890S ICOM-IC-007300