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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? Within ±2 kHz during one hour after one minute of warm-up, and within 150 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
50-54 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N or more SSB/CW: 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 1 µV (30 dB S/N)
AM: 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 4 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW: Single conversion AM/FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 8.830 MHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
Image rejection ? 60 dB > 70 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 2.5 W @ 4 ohm with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2 W, Low: ? mW Max 100 W 10 W (AM: 5 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 13.8V DC or mains 120/240 VAC
Current RX ? 1.2-1.6 A 0.8 A
TX ? 20 A max 4 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
278 × 124 × 325 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.80 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
20 fixed channels (5 per band), crystal controlled
Noise blanker
RIT
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 KENWOOD-TR-002400 KENWOOD-TS-000180S KENWOOD-TS-000600