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Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.17-30 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
Modulations - 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 10-80m / 6m / 2m - 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   - CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output 50 W (input) ? Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna Clamps / screws SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal)
Current RX - ? 1.2-1.6 A
TX ? - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 203 × 305 × 203 mm
(7.99 × 12.01 × 7.99 in)
? 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) ? 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 HARVEY-WELLS-TBS-000050D-(BANDMASTER-DELUXE) KENWOOD-R-000300 KENWOOD-TS-000180S