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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 10-160 m 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FSK  
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)
Filters ? ? YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz
Receiver system ? ? 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
Modulations - - CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
Weight ? ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
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
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599A KENWOOD-R-000820 KENWOOD-TS-000180S