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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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)
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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 ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W SSB/CW: 100 W, AM: 25 W, FM: 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
370 × 157 × 350 mm
(14.57 × 6.18 × 13.78 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
CAT system
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-TS-000180S YAESU-FT-000980