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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Amateur Station Control
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? - ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F)
Tuning steps Continuous - 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
HF 108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   All mode   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N or more - AM (10 dB S/N)
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
174-222 MHz: 0.3 µV
222-300 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-520 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 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)
- 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 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: 58.05 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm - 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m HF 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   All mode   FM   N-FM  
RF-output Max 100 W ? 50 / 25 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50~75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A ? 0.5 A
TX 20 A max ? 10 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2022 and 202x
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
? 140 × 42 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ? 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 999 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
? ?
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 YAESU-YO-000301 YAESU-FTM-006000R