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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
130-174 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
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 ? ?
IF-freqs. 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output Max 100 W Max 100/100/100/50 W High: 5 W, Low 3: 3 W, Low 2: 1.5 W, Low 1: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC +/-15% 5.5-16V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A Squelched 2.6 A 8-190 mA
TX 20 A max Max 20.5 A Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
55 × 146 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.75 × 1.30 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) 430 gr (15.2 oz) with FNB-27
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 300 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
DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
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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 KENWOOD-TS-002000 YAESU-FT-000415