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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Kenwood TS-830M
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
461€
Theoretical estimate
392€
Minimum
530€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF transceiver
- Frequency range
- 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-2.0 MHz 3.5-4.0 MHz 7.0-7.3 MHz 10.0 MHz (WWV) 10.1-10.15 MHz 14.0-14.35 MHz 18.068-18.168 MHz 21.0-21.45 MHz 24.89-24.99 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz NB! The WARC bands were TX blocked from factory to prevent accidental transmission, but were easily enabled by diode removal.
- Tuning steps
- Analog / continuous
- Frequency stability
- Within 1 KHz during the first hour after 1 minute warmup Within 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warmup
- Mode
- AM / SSB / CW
- Channels / memory management
- None
- Repeater shift / offset
- No
- Power supply
- Mains: 120 / 220 VAC
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 32 W (Heaters off) TX: Max 295 W
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50-75 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 333*133*333 mm (13.3*5.3*13.3")
- Weight
- 13.5 Kg (29.8 lb)
- Other features
- VOX. 25 KHz calibrator. NB. IF-shift. VBT (Variable Bandwidth Tuning). IF-output. Tone control.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Double conversion superheterodyne 1st IF: 8.83 MHz 2nd IF: 455 KHz
- Sensitivity
- AM: 2 uV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB/CW: 0.25 uV (10 dB S+N/N)
- Selectivity
- AM 6 KHz (-6 dB) 11 KHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW Wide 2.4 KHz (-6 dB) 3.6 KHz (-60 dB)
- Image rejection
- 60 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 1.5 W at ?% distortion / 8 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm, 8-16 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- AM
- ~50 W (80 W input)
- SSB (PEP)
- ~100 W (220 W input)
- CW (DC)
- ~100 W (180 W input)
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- No FM
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -60 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 500 ohm to 50 Kohm / 4-pin (Metal locking ring connector)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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