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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Kenwood TS-430S
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
329€
Theoretical estimate
225€
Minimum
432€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF transceiver
- Frequency range
- TX: 10-160 m + WARC RX: 0.15-30 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 10 / 100 Hz 1 MHz
- Frequency stability
- Within ±200 Hz from 1 to 60 minutes after power on. Within ±30 Hz any 30 minute period thereafter.
- Mode
- AM / SSB / CW (FM option)
- Channels / memory management
- 8 regular (No. 6 & 7 establishes upper and lower band search limits) RAM storage with lithium battery backup
- Repeater shift / offset
- No dedicated. Use VFO A/B split instead
- Power supply
- 12-16 VDC
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 1.2 A TX: Max 20 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 270*96*275 mm (10.6*3.8*275")
- Weight
- 6.5 Kg (14.3 lb lb)
- Other features
- IF shift. Notch filter. VOX.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/SSB/CW) 1st IF: 48.055 MHz 2nd IF: 8.83 MHz Triple conversion superheterodyne (FM option) 1st IF: 48.055 MHz 2nd IF: 8.83 MHz 3rd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S/N) 0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 uV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 uV FM (12 dB SINAD), with FM-430 option 1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 uV SSB/CW (10 dB S/N) 0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 uV 0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 uV 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
- Selectivity
- AM 6 KHz (-6 dB) 12 KHz (-60 dB) FM (With FM-430 option) 15 KHz (-6 dB) 32 KHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW 2.4 KHz (-6 dB) 4.4 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 70 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm, 4-16 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- AM
- ~40 W (60 W input)
- FM
- ~60 W (120 W input)
- SSB (PEP)
- ~110 W (250 W input)
- CW (DC)
- ~100 W (200 W input)
- Modulation system
- AM: Low level modulation (IF stage) FM: Variable reactance direct shift SSB: Balanced modulation
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -40 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 500 ohm to 5 Kohm / 8-pin (Metal locking ring connector)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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