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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps Continuous ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 136-174 MHz (VHF version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Lo version)
465-520 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output ? AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W Hi: 4 to 5W, Low: 0.5W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SMA
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16 V DC 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? 1.5 A ?
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
53 × 98 × 30 mm
(2.09 × 3.86 × 1.18 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
DTMF/2 tone/MSK ANI
1750 Hz tone
10-digit keyboard
PC programmable
Keypad lock
Time-out Timer
Reverse frequency function (shift)
Scrambler
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TS-000680S PUXING-PX-000333