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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Kenwood TS-440S
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
324€
Theoretical estimate
259€
Minimum
390€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF transceiver
- Frequency range
- TX: 10-160 m + WARC RX: 0.15-30 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 10 Hz to 1 MHz
- Frequency stability
- Better than ±10 ppm @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F)
- Mode
- AM / FM / SSB / CW / FSK
- Channels / memory management
- 100 regular 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: 1.9 A TX: Max 20 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm (20-150 ohm with AT-440) / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 270*96*313 mm (10.6*3.78*12.3")
- Weight
- 6.3 Kg (13.9 lb), without ATU option
- Other features
- NB. Attenuator. Notch filter.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Triple conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 45.05 MHz 2nd IF: 8.83 MHz 3rd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S/N) 0.1-0.15 MHz: 25 uV 0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 uV 0.5-1.6 MHz: 40 uV 1.6-30 MHz: 2.5 uV FM (12 dB SINAD) 1.6-30 MHz: 0.7 uV SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N) 0.1-0.15 MHz: 2.5 uV 0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 uV 0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 uV 1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
- Selectivity
- AM 6 KHz (-6 dB) 18 KHz (-50 dB) FM 12 KHz (-6 dB) 25 KHz (-50 dB) SSB/CW/FSK 2.2 KHz (-6 dB) 3.3 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 0.1-1.6 MHz: 50 dB 1.6-30 MHz: 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
- 50 W
- FM
- 100 W
- SSB (PEP)
- 100 W
- CW/FSK
- 100 W
- Modulation system
- AM: Low level modulation FM: Reactance modulation SSB: Balanced modulation
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -40 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 500 ohm to 50 Kohm / 8-pin (Metal locking ring connector)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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