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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N or more < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
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 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.6 A 600 mA
TX - 20 A max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
DCL
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-R-000820 KENWOOD-TS-000180S KENWOOD-TM-002530A