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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N or more 25.0 MHz 0.5V
40.8 MHz 0.3V
49.9 MHz 0.3V
118.8 MHz 0.5V
127.2 MHz 0.5V
135.5 MHz 0.5V
138.2 MHz 0.4V
162.4 MHz 0.4V
173.2 MHz 0.4V
406.9 MHz 0.4V
453.3 MHz 0.4V
511.9 MHz 0.4V
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)
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Filters ? YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ?
Receiver system 16 tubes Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 8.830 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 490 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 2.4/3V DC (2xAA), 6V DC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.6 A 310 mW max
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1950 and 195x in USA Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 2004 and 198x
Dimensions ? 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
70 × 114 × 44 mm
(2.76 × 4.49 × 1.73 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
Limit search
Service Search
Keypad lock
LCD light
Close Call
Battery recharge
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 COLLINS-R-000381 KENWOOD-TS-000180S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000072XLT