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General |
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| HAM bands | ? | 2m | 160m 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m |
| Freq. stability | less than 100 Hz drift after 10 minutes warmup | ? | ? |
| Tuning steps | ? | 10 / 100 kHz | Continuous |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 15/20/40 m | 146-148 MHz |
10-160 m (no general coverage) WWV 10 MHz |
| Modulations | CW SSB | FM | CW SSB FSK |
| Sensitivity | less than 1 µV provides readable signal | ≥ 0.4 µV (20 dB S/N) | 0.25 µV S+N/N or more |
| Selectivity | 2 kHz (-6 dB) |
16 kHz (-6 dB) 30 kHz (-50 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) |
| Filters | ? | ? | YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz |
| Receiver system | Direct conversion | Double conversion superheterodyne | Single conversion superheterodyne |
| IF-freqs. | ? |
1st: 10.7 MHz 2nd: 455 kHz |
8.830 MHz |
| Image rejection | ? | ? | 60 dB |
| Audio output | ? | 1.5 W / 8 ohm | 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | 15/20/40 m | 146-148 MHz | 10-160 m |
| Modulations | CW | FM | CW SSB FSK |
| RF-output | 40m: 3 W, 20m: 2.5 W, 15m: 2 W | High: 10 W, Low: 1 W | Max 100 W |
Connections |
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| Antenna | BNC | SO-239 | SO-239 |
| Impedance | 50Ω | 50Ω | 50Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 13V DC | 13.8V DC | 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) |
| Current RX | 35 mA | 400 mA | 1.2-1.6 A |
| TX | 450 mA max | 2.5 A max | 20 A max |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1972 and 1975 in USA | Between 1975 and 197x in Japan | Between 1979 and 198x in Japan |
| Dimensions |
235 × 216 × 108 mm (9.25 × 8.50 × 4.25 in) |
156 × 58 × 247 mm (6.14 × 2.28 × 9.72 in) |
325 × 133 × 287 mm (12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in) |
| Weight | 2.04 kg (4.5 lbs) | 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) | 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) |
| Form factor | Base Station | Mobile | Base Station |
Other features |
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| Memories | ? | 67 channels in 1 bank(s) | 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 | HEATHKIT-HW-000007 | ICOM-IC-000230 | KENWOOD-TS-000180S |
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