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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? ?
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 77.5-80 / 410-412.5 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz +/- 25 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 2-100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Sweden Between 19xx and 198x
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
135 × 32 × 24 mm
(5.31 × 1.26 × 0.94 in)
?
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Remote head ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 DLS-DIRECT-II KENWOOD-TRC-000070