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TS-890S
HF/50MHz/70MHz Transceiver
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Supplied With
| AC Mains Cable | Yes |
| Fuse | Yes, , 1 x 4 A and 1 x 25 A |
| Instruction Manual | Yes |
| Plugs | Yes, , 1 x 7-pin DIN and 1 x 13-pin DIN |
Amateur HF Specifications
| Output Power (AM) | HF / 50 MHz: Max.100 W / Min. 5 W (Max. 25 W / Min. 5 W) 70 MHz: Max. 50 W / Min. 5 W (Max. 12.5 W / Min. 5 W) |
| Antenna Impedance - 50 Ohm | Yes |
| Antenna Tunable Range - 16.7 Ohm to 150 Ohm Impedance | Yes |
| Audio Output Power | More than 1.5 W (8 Ohm) |
| Audio Output Impedance | 4 Ohm ~ 8 Ohm |
| Current Drain (approx.) | - TX: 22.5 A or less - RX (no signal): 2.5 A or less |
| DC Power Requirements | 13.8 V ± 15% |
| Frequency Stability | ± 0.1 ppm, 0 °C ~ +50 °C |
| Microphone Impedance - 600 Ohm | Yes |
| Modes | A1A (CW), A3E (AM), J3E (SSB), F1B (FSK), F3E (FM), G1B (PSK) |
| Notch Filter Attenuation | 60 dB or more (Auto), 70 dB or more (Manual) |
| Operating Temperature Range | -0 °C to + 50 °C |
| Receiver Beat Elimination | More than 40 dB |
| Receiver Circuitry | Double Superheterodyne |
| Receiver Frequency Range | 0.13 ~ 30 MHz, 50 ~ 54 MHz, 70.0 ~ 70.5 MHz VFO: continuous 30 kHz ~ 74.8 MHz |
| Receiver IF Rejection Ratio | 70 dB or more |
| Receiver Image Rejection Ratio | HF: 70 dB or more, 50 / 70 MHz: 60 dB or more |
| Receiver Intermediate Frequencies | 1st IF: 8.248 MHz 2nd IF: 24 kHz / 36 kHz (FM) |
| Receiver Selectivity | SSB: 2.6 kHz or more @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz or less @ -60 dB CW/FSK: 500 Hz or more @ -6 dB / 1.2 kHz or less @ -60 dB AM: 6.0 kHz or more @ -6 dB / 12 kHz or less @ -50 dB FM: 12 kHz or more @ -6 dB / 25 kHz or less @ -50 dB |
| Receiver Sensitivity - 0.13 - 0.522 MHz | SSB/CW/FSK/PSK = 0.5µV AM = 6.3µV |
| Receiver Sensitivity - 0.522 - 1.705 MHz | SSB/CW/FSK/PSK = 4 µV AM = 31.6 µV |
| Receiver Sensitivity - 1.705 - 24.5 MHz | SSB/CW/FSK/PSK = 0.2 µV AM = 2 µV |
| Receiver Sensitivity - 24.5 - 30 MHz | SSB/CW/FSK/PSK = 0.13 µV AM = 1.3 µV |
| Receiver Sensitivity - 28 - 30 MHz (FM) | 0.22 µV |
| Receiver Sensitivity - 50 - 54 MHz | SSB/CW/FSK/PSK = 0.13 µV AM = 1.3 µV FM = 0.22 µV or less |
| Receiver Sensitivity - 70 - 70.5 MHz | SSB/CW/FSK/PSK = 0.13 µV AM = 1.3 µV FM = 0.22 µV or less |
| Receiver Squelch Sensitivity | SSB/CW/FSK/AM 0.13 ~ 0.522 MHz: 5.6µV or less 0.522 ~ 1.705 MHz: 18 µV or less 1.705 ~ 30 MHz: 1.8 µV or less 50 ~ 54 MHz: 1.1 µV or less 70 ~ 70.5 MHz: 1.1 µV or less FM 28 ~ 30 MHz: 0.2 µV or less 50 ~ 54 MHz: 0.2 µV or less 70 ~ 70.5 MHz: 0.2 µV or less |
| RIT Frequency Range | ± 9.999 kHz |
| Transmitter Carrier Supression | 60 dB or more |
| Transmitter Frequency Range | - 160 m band: 1.81 ~ 2.0 MHz - 80 m band: 3.5 ~ 3.8 MHz - 60 m band: 5.25 ~ 5.45 MHz (> refer to applicable Amateur Radio regulations of your country) - 40 m band: 7.0 ~ 7.2 MHz - 30 m band: 10.1 ~ 10.15 MHz - 20 m band: 14.0 ~ 14.35 MHz - 17 m band: 18.068 ~ 18.168 MHz - 15 m band: 21.0 ~ 21.45 MHz - 12 m band: 24.89 ~ 24.99 MHz - 10 m band: 28.0 ~ 29.7 MHz - 6 m band: 50.0 ~ 52.0 MHz - 4 m band: 70.0 ~ 70.5 MHz |
| Transmitter Frequency Response | Within -6 dB (100 ~2,900 Hz) |
| Transmitter Maximum Frequency Deviation | FM - wide: ±5 kHz or less FM - narrow: ±2.5 kHz or less |
| Transmitter Modulation | SSB: Balanced, AM: Low Power, FM: Reactance |
| Transmitter Spurious Emissions | HF: -50 dB or less 50 MHz: -63 dB or less 70 MHz: -60 dB or less |
| Transmitter Unwanted Sideband Supression | 60 dB or more |
| XIT Frequency Range | ± 9.9999 kHz |
| Dimensions | - without projections: 396.0 (W) x 141.3 (H) x 340.0 (D) mm - with projections: 409.6 (W) x 158.3 (H) x 387.4 (D) mm |
| Weight | 15.8 kg |