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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

Current value
EUR 387
USD 295 ~ USD 745
Rating No reviews yet No reviews yet
HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous vernier, ~18 kHz per revolution

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 10.0-10.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV S+N/N or more From 2 µV on 160 m to 0.3 µV on 10 m (10 dB 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)
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Filters YK-88C CW filter, 500 Hz YK-88S SSB filter, 2.2 kHz ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 8.830 MHz 9 MHz
Image rejection 60 dB ?
Audio output 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 1.5 W at 2% distortion / 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 10-160 m
1.8-2.3 / 3.5-4.0 / 7.0-7.5 / 14.0-14.5 / 21.0 / 21.5 / 28.0-30.0 + one AUX band
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   CW   SSB  
RF-output Max 100 W 85-100 W @ 14 V DC, 100% duty cycle

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 12V DC
Current RX 1.2-1.6 A 400 mA
TX 20 A max 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 1978 and 1980 in USA
Dimensions 325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
108 × 146 × 356 mm
(4.25 × 5.75 × 14.02 in)
Weight 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 6.60 kg (14.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
VOX
XTAL-calibrator
SWR-meter
Dual speakers
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
Model 243 Remote VFO
Model 248 Noise blanker
Model 252MO AC power supply
Model 645 Electronic keyer
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000180S TEN-TEC-OMNI-A (000545)