TS-930S

Name: Kenwood TS-930S transceiver
Brand: Kenwood
SKU: TS-930S
Price: 469.99 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly

Specifications

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Transceiver operating on Amateur bands between 1.8 and 29.7 MHz with a quadruple conversion receiver covering the 150 kHz to 30 MHz range. Designed for operation on SSB, AM, FSK and CW the TS930S delivers more than 120 Watts, RF power is supplied by two Motorola MRF-422 transistors operating push-pull. Final amplifier protection circuits, cooling fan, and SWR/P meter are built-in. Dynamic range performance for the receiver section is 100dB with a blocking of 135dB. Features as IF slope tuning for independent adjustment of the low and/or high frequency slopes of the passband, CW VBT and audio filter controls, IF notch filter, 100 kHz calibrator, RIT, RF attenuator, two VFO's, two effective noise blankers with threshold control. VOX, CW full and semi break-in, RF speech processor, AC power supply, optional (standard on TS930SAT) automatic antenna tuner. Ideated in Japan, year of introduction 1982.

Reference market : amateur-radio

TS-930S specifications

General

Frequency coverage
Receive	0.1500 ~ 30.0000 MHz
Transmit	1.8000 ~ 2.0000 MHz 3.5000 ~ 4.0000 MHz 7.0000 ~ 7.3000 MHz 10.1000 ~ 10.1500 MHz 14.0000 ~ 14.3500 MHz 18.0680 ~ 18.1680 MHz 21.0000 ~ 21.4500 MHz 24.8900 ~ 24.9900 MHz 28.0000 ~ 29.7000 MHz
Mode
CW / FSK (RTTY) / LSB / USB / AM
Tuning step
10 Hz 1 MHz (UP/DOWN key)

Receiver

Sensitivity
SSB / CW / FSK	<1.0 uV (0.15~0.5 MHz, 10dB S/N) <4.0 uV (0.5~1.8 MHz, 10dB S/N) <0.25 uV (1.8~30 MHz, 10dB S/N)
AM	<10 uV (0.15~0.5 MHz, 10dB S/N) <32 uV (0.5~1.8 MHz, 10dB S/N) <2 uV (1.8~30 MHz, 10dB S/N)
Selectivity
CW-N / FSK-N [1]	500 Hz (-6dB) 820 Hz (-60dB)
CW-N / FSK-N [2]	250 Hz (-6dB) 480 Hz (-60dB)
CW-N / FSK-N [3]	500 Hz (-6dB) 1500 Hz (-60dB)
CW-W / FSK-W	2.7 kHz (-6dB) 4.0 kHz (-60dB)
SSB / AM-N	2.7 kHz (-6dB) 4.0 kHz (-60dB)
AM-W	6 kHz (-6dB) 18 kHz (-60dB)
AM-W [4]	6 kHz (-6dB) 11 kHz (-60dB)
RF attenuator
10 / 20 / 30 dB
DR (Dynamic Range)
100 dB (14 MHz, 500Hz BW)
Blocking
135 dB (14 MHz, 500Hz BW)
IP3 (3rd order intercept point)
+10 dBm
Image rejection
>80 dB (1.8~30 MHz)
IF rejection
>70 dB (1.8~30 MHz)
PBT (Passband Tuning)
Yes [5][6]
Notch filter
Manual	>40 dB
NB (Noise Blanker)
Yes (NB1 / NB2)
RIT (Receiver Incremental Tuning)
± 9.99 KHz
AGC (Automatic Gain Control)
Off, Fast, Slow
Frequency stability
±200 Hz max during the first hour after turn-on ±30 Hz max any 30' period at costant temperature
Frequency accuracy
±10 ppm max with temperature +23°C
IF (Intermediate Frequency)
1°	44.93 MHz
2°	8.83 MHz
3°	455 kHz
4°	100 kHz
CW features
Semi break-in / full break-in Peak audio filter (800Hz, ±400Hz adjustable)

Transmitter

Output power
SSB / CW / FSK	250 W max (DC input) ~120 W max (RF output)
AM	80 W max (DC input) ~30 W max (RF output)
Spurious emission
Harmonics	<-40 dBc
Carrier suppression (SSB)
>40 dB
Unwanted sideband suppression (SSB)
>50 dB (1000 Hz tone)
Intermodulation products (SSB)
<-31 dBc
Audio response
400~2600 Hz (-6 dB)
Microphone
500~50kΩ
FSK features
170Hz shift
Antenna tuner [7]
Impedance range	20~150Ω (3.5 / 7 / 10 / 14 / 21 / 28 MHz). 30~100Ω (18 / 24 MHz).
Tuning accuracy	<1.2:1
Insertion loss	<1 dB (3.5 MHz)

Features

Memory
8 regular memories
Display
100 Hz frequency resolution Analog-type dial displays frequency in 20 kHz steps
Antenna
SO239 50Ω RCA 50Ω (RX out)
Power supply
110/220/240 VAC
Power consumption
80W RX 510W TX, max power
Audio power
1.5W on 8Ω
Audio output
Jack 6.35 mm (headphone)
Connections
Jack 8-pin (microphone) Jack 3.5 mm (external speaker 4~16Ω) Jack 6.35 mm (CW key) RCA (IF OUT 100kHz) RCA (RTTY input) RCA (PHONE PATCH input 600Ω) RCA (PHONE PATCH output 600Ω) 7-pin DIN (REMOTE / linear amplifier) 8-pin DIN (X-VERTER / transverter)

Mechanical and environmental data

Dimensions
374 (W) x 141 (H) x 350 (D) mm
Weight
16.8kg, without AT-930 18.5kg, with AT-930

With optional filter YG-455C-1.
With optional filter YG-455CN-1.
With optional filter YK-88C-1.
With optional filter YK-88A-1.
Slope tuning: High-cut, more than 1500Hz shift / Low cut, more than 700Hz shift.
VBT: 600~2700Hz BW, without optional filters.
The Kenwood TS-930SAT features a factory installed AT-930 automatic antenna tuner.

TS-930S rear panel and connections :

Kenwood TS-930SAT (with antenna tunner) rear panel

TS-930S price

We have collected for your convenience the Kenwood TS930S sale price (US Dollar) and its trend over time. Useful to guarantee a cheaper purchase of this radio and to put it for sale in the second-hand market. Of course offers, accessories, warranty terms and conditions can lead to different figures.

Price	Date	Condition
USD 469.99	2021-nov	Second Hand TS-930SAT version. Tested and working, both TX and RX
USD 742.00 (630EUR)	2021-nov	Second Hand TS-930S version. In very good condition
USD 821.00 (599GBP)	2021-aug	Second Hand TS-930SAT version. In good condition. Comes with original manual, power lead and mic
USD 639.00	2016-jan	Second Hand TS-930SAT version. In great condition. With box, manual and microphone

TS-930S review

KA2PTE

September-20 2024

Early serial units have some issues with the power supply, but there are fixes for them. RF final amp tends to run hot, as does the PS. As long as the fans work its a pretty reliable radio. The MARS mod will let it work on the new 60M band as you can program in the channels into its memory.

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