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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N or more AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
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)
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 8.830 MHz 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB 80 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 100 W (AM 40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.6 A 2 A
TX - 20 A max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
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 KENWOOD-R-000820 KENWOOD-TS-000180S KENWOOD-TS-000850S