KENWOOD Base Station TS-480

Product Description

KENWOOD Base Station TS-480

• Brand: Kenwood
• Manufacturer's Part Number: TS-480SAT
• Part Type: Base Transceivers
• Product Line: Kenwood TS-480SAT HF/50 MHz All Mode Transceivers
• DXE Part Number: KWD-TS-480SAT
• UPC: 019048149756
• Internal HF Antenna Tuner: Yes
• Receive Range 1: 0.050-60.000 MHz
• Receive System: Single receiver
• Dual Watch: No
• Roofing Filter Capability: No
• Transceiver Power Supply: External, not included
• Transceiver Input Voltage: 13.8 Vdc
• Transceiver Maximum Current: 20.5 A
• Antenna Ports: 2
• Dedicated Receive Antenna Input: No
• Computer Connection Type: RS-232
• Digital Mode Audio Input/Output: 6-pin mini-DIN
• External Display Capability: No
• Voice Synthesizer Capability: Yes
• Hand Microphone Included: Yes
• Radio Width: 7.000 in.
• Radio Height: 2.750 in.
• Radio Depth: 10.938 in.
• Weight: 8.125 lbs.
• Quantity: old individually.
• Notes: Weight includes control head.
• Band Agility: Multi-band
• SSB/CW Maximum Power: 100 W
• SSB/CW Minimum Power: 5 W
• AM Maximum Power: 25 W
• AM Minimum Power: 5 W

Kenwood TS-480SAT HF/50 MHz All Mode Transceivers raise the bar on portable performance. Despite their compact dimensions, they deliver a 100W punch with a single DC 13.8V supply; yet its separate control panel is perfect for base-station use.

Their built-in antenna tuner allows you to widen the useable HF bandwidth of resonant verticals, dipoles and Yagi antennas.

TS-480SAT General Features:

• 100W output (50 MHz: 50W) DC 13.8V
• TX/RX 16-bit AF digital signal processing
• Separate LCD control panel with built-in speaker
• Continuous RX: 30 kHz to 60 MHz
• TX covers all Amateur bands 1.8 MHz to 50 MHz
• Other features include a TS-950-Class quad-mixer
• PSK31 compatibility
• Packet cluster tune (with TM-D700A)

PC-based control: ARCP-480 control program (free download from the Kenwood web site) enables PC-based control of all transceiver functions, as well as the customizing of TX/RX equalizer curves

• Optional IF filters
• Single cooling fan

TS-480SAT Specifications:

• Receiver General Coverage: Continuous 30 kHz to 60 MHz
• Modes: SSB (J3E), CW (A1A), FSK (F1B), FM (F3E), AM (A3E)
• Power Requirement: DC: 13.8V plus/minus 15 percent, 20.5 A
• Standby current: Less than 1.5A
• Operating Temperature: -20 degrees C to 60 C
• Frequency Stability: Main unit: Within Plus/minus 5ppm (-10 degrees C to 50 C)
• Antenna Impedance: 50 ohms
• Microphone Impedance: 600 ohms
• DC polarity: Negative ground

Receiver details:

• System: SSB, CW, AM, FSK: Double Superheterodyne, FM: Triple Superheterodyne
• Intermediate Frequency: 1st IF / 2nd IF / 3rd IF, 73.095 MHz / 10.695 MHz / 455kHz (FM only)
• Sensitivity SSB / CW / FSK (S/N 10dB): Less than 4uV (0.5 to 1.705 MHz), < 0.2uV (1.705 to 24.5 MHz), < 0.13uV (24.5 to 30 MHz), < 0.13uV (50 to 54 MHz)
• Sensitivity AM (S/N 10dB): Less than 31.6uV (0.5 to 1.705 MHz), < 2uV (1.705 to 24.5 MHz), < 1.3uV (24.5 to 30 MHz), < 1.3uV (50 to 54 MHz)
• Sensitivity FM (12dB SINAD): Less than 31.6uV (0.5 to 1.705 MHz), < 2uV (1.705 to 24.5 MHz), < 1.3uV (24.5 to 30 MHz), < 1.3uV (50 to 54 MHz)
• Squelch Sensitivity: Less than 0.2uV (28 to 30 MHz), < 0.2uV (50 to 54 MHz)
•  Image Rejection Ratio: More than 70dB
• IF Rejection Ratio: More than 70dB
• RIT Variable Range: Plus/minus 9.99 kHz
• Beat Elimination: More than 40dB (1 kHz)
• Audio Output Power: More than 2.0W (8 ohms, 10 percent distortion)
• Dimensions (W x H x D): Main unit: without projections: 7-1/16 in. x 2-3/8 in. x 10-3/16 in.
• Dimensions (W x H x D): Panel: without projections: 7-1/16 in. x 2-15/16 in. x 1-7/16 in.
• Total Weight (approx.) 8.15lbs.