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Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 10-80 m + WWV General coverage
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 160-10 + 6m
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 50 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC, 4 AA batteries Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1969 and 1979 in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 64 × 178 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 1.77 in)
? ?
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features VFO, 10 search limits, 100 search-pass, attenuator, delay/hold, rotary control ? Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001000-(XLT) KENWOOD-JR-000500SE KENWOOD-TS-000990D