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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? less than 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 108-180 / 320-480 / 700-958 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 215-230 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) < 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 500 Hz CW ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
28-29.7 / 50-54 / 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
220-225 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
High: 50/50/50/35 W, Mid1: 20/20/20/20 W, Mid2: 10/10/10/10 W, Low: 5/5/5/5 W High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 11-16V DC
Current RX 2 A ? Max 600 mA
TX 5 A Max 8.5 A Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
ARTS, CTCSS and DCS. WIRES-compatible (internet connection). 1200/9600 bps packet jack. Twin RX. ?
Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120V YAESU-FT-008900R KENWOOD-TM-000331A