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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Kenwood TS-680S
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
345€
Theoretical estimate
293€
Minimum
397€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF/VHF transceiver
- Frequency range
- TX: 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m RX: 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
- Tuning steps
- 10 / 100 Hz 9 / 10 KHz 1 MHz
- Frequency stability
- Better than ±10 ppm @ -10 to +50°C (14 to 122°F)
- Mode
- AM / FM / SSB / CW
- Channels / memory management
- 10 regular 10 split 10 band marker 1 scan edge pair RAM storage with lithium battery backup
- Repeater shift / offset
- No dedicated. Use VFO A/B split or memory split instead
- Power supply
- 12-16 VDC
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 1.5 A (No signal) TX: Max 20 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 281*107*305 mm (11.06*4.21*12")
- Weight
- 6.1 Kg (13.45 lb)
- Other features
- NB1/NB2. IF shift. Attenuator. Speech processor.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 40.055 MHz 2nd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM (10 dB S/N) 0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 uV 1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 uV 21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 uV 50-54 MHz: 1.58 uV FM (12 dB SINAD) 21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 uV 50-54 MHz: 0.18 uV SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N) 0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 uV 1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 uV 21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 uV 50-54 MHz: 0.18 uV
- Squelch sensitivity
- FM: Less than 0.32 uV (Treshold)
- Selectivity
- AM 6 KHz (-6 dB) 18 KHz (-50 dB) FM 12 KHz (-6 dB) 25 KHz (-50 dB) SSB/CW 2.2 KHz (-6 dB) 4.4 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- -50 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- TS "Minijack" (3.5 mm), 8-16 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- Modulation system
- AM: Low level FM: Reactance SSB: Balanced
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- ±5 KHz
- Spurious emissions
- HF: Better than -40 dB 6 m: Better than -60 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 500 ohm to 50 Kohm / 8-pin (Male locking ring jack)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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