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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N or more 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/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)
45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 8.830 MHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A 350-800 mA
TX 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 100 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
6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
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 PALSTAR-RC000030A