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General |
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| HAM bands | ? | 160m 80m 40m 20m 15m 10m | 2m 70cm |
| Freq. stability | ? | ? | ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to 140°F) |
| Tuning steps | 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz | Continuous | 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz |
Receiver |
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| RX-range | 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz |
10-160 m (no general coverage) WWV 10 MHz |
108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) |
| Modulations | AM N-FM W-FM | CW SSB FSK | AM FM N-FM |
| Sensitivity |
AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N) N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD) W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD) |
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 |
AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB) N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB) W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB) |
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 | Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM | Single conversion superheterodyne | Double conversion superheterodyne |
| IF-freqs. |
1st: 750 MHz 2nd: 45.03 MHz 3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM) |
8.830 MHz |
1st: 58.05 MHz 2nd: 450 kHz |
| Image rejection | 50 dB | 60 dB | ? |
| Audio output | 1 W @ 10% THD | 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm | 3 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm |
Transmitter |
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| TX-range | - | 10-160 m | 144-148 / 430-450 MHz |
| Modulations | - | CW SSB FSK | FM N-FM |
| RF-output | ? | Max 100 W | 50 / 25 / 5 W |
Connections |
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| Antenna | BNC | SO-239 | SO-239 |
| Impedance | 50 Ω | 50Ω | 50Ω |
| Other | - | - | - |
Electrical |
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| Power req. | 12-14V DC | 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) | 13.8 V DC |
| Current RX | 300~500mA | 1.2-1.6 A | 0.5 A |
| TX | - | 20 A max | 10 A max |
Physical |
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| Manufactured | Between 1985 and 198x in Japan | Between 1979 and 198x in Japan | Between 2022 and 202x |
| Dimensions |
138 × 80 × 200 mm (5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in) |
325 × 133 × 287 mm (12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in) |
140 × 42 × 168 mm (5.51 × 1.65 × 6.61 in) |
| Weight | 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) | 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) | 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) |
| Form factor | Base Station | Base Station | Mobile |
Other features |
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| Memories | 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second | None | 999 channels in 1 bank(s) |
| Usage | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators | Amateur / Ham radio operators |
| Features |
RS-232 10dB Attenuator Clock Rotary control |
WARC option NB Dual RIT IF Shift VOX Transverter terminals |
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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 | AOR-AR-002002 | KENWOOD-TS-000180S | YAESU-FTM-006000R |
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