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Transceivers
Updated: 09/02/2026
Kenwood TS-180S
Confidence score: 50%
Estimated value
375€
Theoretical estimate
319€
Minimum
431€
Maximum
Specifications
GENERAL
- Type
- Amateur HF transceiver
- Frequency range
- 10-160 m + two 500 KHz AUX bands 1.8-2.0 MHz 3.5-4.0 MHz 7.0-7.3 MHz 14.0-14.35 MHz 21.0-21.45 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz WWV 10 MHz (RX only)
- Tuning steps
- Analog / continuous
- Frequency stability
- Within ±1 KHz during the first hour after power on. Within 100 Hz during any 30 minute period thereafter.
- Mode
- SSB / CW / FSK
- Channels / memory management
- 4 tunable (With DFC-180 option)
- Repeater shift / offset
- No
- Power supply
- 11-16 VDC (6-pin Molex)
- Current drain / power consumption
- RX: 1.2-1.6 A TX: Max 20 A
- Antenna impedance / connector
- 50 ohm / SO-239
- Dimensions (W*H*D)
- 325*133*287 mm (12.5*5.4*11.2")
- Weight
- 11.5 Kg (25.4 lb)
- Other features
- NB. Dual RIT. IF Shift. VOX. Transverter terminals.
RECEIVER SECTION
- Receiver system
- Single conversion superheterodyne IF: 8.830 MHz
- Sensitivity
- 0.25 uV (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)
- Image rejection
- 60 dB
- AF output power / speaker
- 2 W at 10% distortion / 4 ohm
- External speaker connector
- 3.5 mm, 4-16 ohm
TRANSMITTER SECTION
- SSB (PEP)
- 100 W
- CW
- 100 W
- FSK
- 100 W
- Max FM deviation (Factory set)
- No FM
- Spurious emissions
- Better than -50 dB
- Microphone impedance / connector
- 500 ohm to 50 kohm / 4-pin (Metal locking ring connector)
- Microphone input level
- ? mV
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