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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur Station Control

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps ? Continuous -

Receiver

RX-range 136-175 / 300-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
HF
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.25 µV S+N/N or more -
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 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 ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 8.830 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm -

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-160 m HF
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   All mode  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50~75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) Mains
Current RX Max 1 A 1.2-1.6 A ?
TX 4-11.5 A 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2002 and 200x Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
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Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX 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 KENWOOD-TM-V000708A KENWOOD-TS-000180S YAESU-YO-000301