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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 108-142 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
? 0.5 µV (S/N 10dB)
Selectivity AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 60 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 6.3-16V DC 3×AA/LR6 or external 12V DC
Current RX ? 11-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 207 gr (7.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TH-000215E YUPITERU-VT-000125-II