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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV S+N/N or more VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 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)
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Filters ? YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
8.830 MHz 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX 300~500mA 1.2-1.6 A 90-290 mA
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in Vietnam
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second None 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
Backlit display
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 AOR-AR-002002 KENWOOD-TS-000180S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT-2