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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 136-173 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
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)
Filters ? ? YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz
Receiver system 16 tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 8.830 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal)
Current RX ? ? 1.2-1.6 A
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 1979 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
Weight ? 355 gr (12.5 oz) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. 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 COLLINS-R-000381 KENWOOD-TH-K000002E KENWOOD-TS-000180S