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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 1.2-40 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N or more SSB: 0.5 µV, 2.4khz, 10dB SINAD
AM: 1.3 µV, 30% Mod, 6kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
FM: 2.2 µV, 5kHz Dev, 16kHz BW, 10dB SINAD
all with preamp off
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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)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
AM: 6 kHz
FM: 12 kHz
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Filters YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz Optional 300, 600, 1k, 1.8k, 6k, 15k ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + DSP ?
IF-freqs. 8.830 MHz 1st: 9.0015 MHz
2nd: 22.5 kHz
3rd: 0 Hz (DSP)
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Image rejection 60 dB 1st IF: >90dB/HF bands,>70dB/6M 2nd IF: >73dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 2W into 4 ohms, <3% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 160-10 m + WARC + 6 m -
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   -
RF-output Max 100 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A 1.25 A ?
TX 20 A max 20 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 2010 and 20xx in USA Between 1936 and 1936 in USA
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
216 × 74 × 311 mm
(8.50 × 2.91 × 12.24 in)
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Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 3.30 kg (7.3 lbs) with all options ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 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
IF-DSP
CTCSS
USB-connector
Color display
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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 TEN-TEC-EAGLE-(000599) HAMMARLUND-SP-000010S