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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
152-174 MHz
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N) 0.25 µV S+N/N or more ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.2 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB), with optionalo CW filter
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 500 Hz CW YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 8.83 MHz 8.830 MHz ?
Image rejection 50 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m -
Modulations CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output SSB: ±10 W PEP (25 W PEP input)
CW: ±10 W DC (20 W DC input)
Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585)
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) Mains or 12 V DC
Current RX 2 A 1.2-1.6 A 6 VA
TX 5 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 1971
Dimensions 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
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Weight 4.90 kg (10.8 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 4 channels in 1 bank(s) None 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Vox
NB
RIT
Digital readout
WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
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Accessories Antenna tuner
Ham clock, 24 hour type
High performance dynamic headphones, 8 ohms
Deluxe headphones, 8 ohms
Mobile mount
Dynamic hand microphone. 50 Kohm
Dynamic hand microphone. 500 ohms
Dynamic desk microphone. 500 ohms or 50 Kohm switchable
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 4.5 A
Regulated power supply. 13.8 V DC, 20 A
External speaker
External VFO
500 Hz CW narrow filter. IF: 8.83 MHz
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-TS-000120V KENWOOD-TS-000180S 20-175