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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld CB-transceiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
26.965-27.405 MHz 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N or more ? 0.39 µV
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)
? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? SDR / direct conversion
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 SO-239 BNC + SMA
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) ? 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A ? ?
TX 20 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
? 108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ? 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
? 61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
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 MIDLAND-000100M ELAD-FDM-S000001