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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous AM: 9 or 10 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM  
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)
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Filters YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   - AM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor ?
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A 300 mA ?
TX 20 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
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Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 255 gr (9.0 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 700 channels in 100 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
Clock / alarm ?
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-TS-000180S GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PC-000068LTW