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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability Within 100 Hz after warm up ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 + WWV m 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ? ?
Selectivity 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters - ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-80 m + 30 m
11 m optional
26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output Max 100 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input) 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/100 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) Mains ?
Current RX 700 mA ? ?
TX 18 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
?
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 18.14 kg (40.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ? AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000120S YAESU-FTDX-000401 HY-GAIN-III-(OLDER)