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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.535-31.5 (1.610-1.725 gap) 10-160 m (no general coverage)
WWV 10 MHz
136-174 / 400-480 MHz
FM-radio
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV S+N/N or more Analog
0.35 µV / -116 dBm (20 dB SINAD)
0.22 µV / -120dBm (Type)

Digital
0.3 µV / -117.4 dBm (BER 5%)
0.7 µV / -110 dBm (BER 1%)
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 12.5 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 8.830 MHz ?
Image rejection ? 60 dB 84 dB
Audio output ? 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm 1 W @ 3% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 0.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 11-16V DC (13.8V DC nominal) 7.4 V DC, 1800 mAh Li-ion
Current RX ? 1.2-1.6 A ?
TX - 20 A max 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1965 and 1969 Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 479 × 203 × 248 mm
(18.86 × 7.99 × 9.76 in)
325 × 133 × 287 mm
(12.80 × 5.24 × 11.30 in)
106 × 61 × 33 mm
(4.17 × 2.40 × 1.30 in)
Weight 11.30 kg (24.9 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 256 channels in 2 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Headphone Jack
S-Meter
Bandspread
Product Detector SSB/CW
RF Gain
ANL
BF0
Antenna Trimmer
Mute Terminals
Crystal Phasing
Dial Lamp
Speaker Terminals
WARC option
NB
Dual RIT
IF Shift
VOX
Transverter terminals
IP67
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 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000130 KENWOOD-TS-000180S TYT-DM-UVF000010