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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
UK: 66-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
USA: 30-50 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz
66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   AM   FM  
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 Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 8.830 MHz ? ?
Image rejection 60 dB ? ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm ? 210 mW

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) ?V DC 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A ? ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
? 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ? 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 16 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 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
? Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
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 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000030 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT