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Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur Station Control

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Continuous -

Receiver

RX-range 25-512 / 806-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
HF
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N or more -
Selectivity ? SSB/CW wide: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
FSK/CW narrow with YK-88C: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 8.830 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm -

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m HF
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50~75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16.6V DC 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) Mains
Current RX 500 mA max 1.2-1.6 A ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 184 × 56 × 151 mm
(7.24 × 2.20 × 5.94 in)
325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
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Weight 1.57 kg (3.5 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 6000 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features "Close call" RF capture technology
RS-232C. Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola type I, II. EDACS, SCAT and LTR systems
CTCSS / DCS.
WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
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Accessories ? AT-180 Antenna tuner with SWR/power meter and antenna switch
DFC-180 Digital frequency control
HS-4 headphones
HS-5 headphones
MC-35S Hand microphone, 50 kohm
MC-50 Desk microphone, 500 ohm/50 kohm
PC-1 Phone patch
PS-30 Power supply
SM-220 Station monitor
SP-180 External speaker with filters
VFO-180 Remote VFO
YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz
YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz
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MPN UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000800XLT KENWOOD-TS-000180S YAESU-YO-000301