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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  6m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity ? 29.000 - 54.000 MHz 0.5 µV
137.000 - 174.000 MHz 0.7 µV
406.000 - 512.000 MHz 0.7 µV
108.000 - 136.975 MHz 1.2 µV
806.000 - 956.000 MHz 0.8 µV
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
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Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Pre-programmed for Local Police/Sheriff, Fire/EMS, News media, Weather, CB, Aircraft, Railroads, Marine, DOT
Trunk Tracker, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
PC Programmable
Band search
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008 KENWOOD-T-000599S