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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ± 0.2 PPM ? ?
Tuning steps 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.09-30 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.15-30 / 76-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   FSK   FAX   AM   FM   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 2µV SSB 1.6-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity 6.0 / 3.0 / 2.7 / 1.0 / 0.5 / 0.3 kHz 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple Conversion Superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st 70.455 MHz
2nd 455 kHz
3rd 17 kHz
? ?
Image rejection > 70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - SMA Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 24V DC or mains 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 6V DC
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) Max 40 mA
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1978 and 1982 in Japan
Dimensions 480 × 149 × 294 mm
(18.90 × 5.87 × 11.57 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
194 × 118 × 32 mm
(7.64 × 4.65 × 1.26 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 595 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000630 KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) SONY-ICF-007700