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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
30-54 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
68-88 / 108-136 / 138-174 / 380-512 MHz (EU)
0.55-30 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N or more AM
108-136 MHz: 2.0 µV
FM
68-88 MHz: 0.5 µV
138-174 MHz: 1.0 µV
380-512 MHz: 1.0 µV
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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)
± 9 kHz @ -6 dB
± 15 kHz @ -50 dB
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Filters YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz 1 crystal + 1 ceramic ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 8.830 MHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 60 dB ≥ 50 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 1.5 W max ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 12V DC or mains Mains
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A ? ?
TX 20 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1970 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
260 × 80 × 200 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
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Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 8 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
? ?
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 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002021 HALLICRAFTERS-S-000125