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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
430-440 MHz (Europe & Asia) 137-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N or more ? 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
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)
? NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB)
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 ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 430-440 MHz (Europe & Asia) 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W High: 25 W, Low: ? W 5 / 2 / 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V)
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A ? 45 mA typical
TX 20 A max ? 1.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
? 60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ? 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 210 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
? Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
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 KENWOOD-TS-000180S YAESU-FT-000770RH YAESU-VX-000120