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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 300Hz per 30 minutes after warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 135-174 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
0.15-30 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   N-AM   W-AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N or more 0.5 µV 2-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
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)
AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz
FM: 15 kHz
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 1.5 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output 1.5-5 W Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-13.8V DC 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 100/120/220/240V AC 50/60 Hz
Current RX 24 mA squelched 1.2-1.6 A ?
TX Max 1.5 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 1981 and 1984 in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 151 × 27 mm
(2.24 × 5.94 × 1.06 in)
325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
334 × 129 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 5.08 × 8.86 in)
Weight 300 gr (10.6 oz) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None 12 channels in 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
Clock / timer
Attenuator
12 optional memory channels
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 ALINCO-DJ-000191T KENWOOD-TS-000180S YAESU-FRG-007700