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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile 12 W CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.03-56 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 100 / 100 W 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-10% ?
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) ?
TX - Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1983 and 198x in Philippines
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
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Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 120 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 YAESU-FT-000450 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-GRANT