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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-165 / 438-450 MHz 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
40 kHz - 31 MHz in 10 bands
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N or more 3 µV above 1500 kHz
8 µV for lower frequencies
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)
2 kHz @ -2.5 dB
5 kHz @ -35 dB
Filters ? YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 8.830 MHz 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 440-450 MHz 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: ?/?, Low: ?/? W Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 194x and 194x in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
520 × 305 × 342 mm
(20.47 × 12.01 × 13.46 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 22.90 kg (50.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS & DTSS. Twin RX WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
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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-TH-000077A KENWOOD-TS-000180S EDDYSTONE-000358