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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
VHF airband receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.150-30 MHz 0.153-30 / 87.5-108 MHz 108-142 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ≥ 70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6V DC ?
Current RX 1.2 A ? ?
TX Max 20 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
196 × 125 × 36 mm
(7.72 × 4.92 × 1.42 in)
?
Weight 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) 720 gr (1.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 54 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Digital clock with alarm/timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000430S ROBERTS-R-000809 SIGNAL-COMMUNICATIONS-CORP.-R-000550