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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Kenwood TS-50S
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
328€
Theoretical estimate
302€
Minimum
353€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF transceiver
- Frequency range
- TX: 10-160 m + WARC RX: 0.5-30 MHz
- Tuning steps
- AM/SSB/CW: 5-200 Hz FM: 50 Hz to 2 KHz
- Frequency stability
- ±10 ppm @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F)
- Mode
- AM / FM / SSB / CW
- Channels / memory management
- 100 regular RAM storage with lithium battery backup
- Repeater shift / offset
- No dedicated. Use VFO A/B split instead
- Power supply
- 13.8 VDC ±15%
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 1.45 A (No signal) TX: Max 20.5 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 179*60*233 mm (7.05*2.36*9.17")
- Weight
- 2.9 Kg (6.4 lb)
- Other features
- CTCSS/PL encoder. 1750 Hz repeater tone. NB. AIP. IF shift.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/SSB/CW) 1st IF: 73.045 MHz 2nd IF: 10.695 MHz Triple conversion superheterodyne (FM) 1st IF: 73.045 MHz 2nd IF: 10.695 MHz 3rd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 uV 1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 uV 1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 uV FM (12 dB SINAD) 28-30 MHz: 0.5 uV SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 uV 1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 uV 1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
- Selectivity
- AM 5 KHz (-6 dB) 40 KHz (-60 dB) FM 12 KHz (-6 dB) 25 KHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW 2.2 KHz (-6 dB) 4.8 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 70 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 2 W at 5% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm mono, 8-16 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- Modulation system
- > AM: Low-level FM: Variable reactance SSB: Balanced
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -50 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 600 ohm / 8-pin (Metal locking ring connector)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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