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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 0.150-30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? 1.2 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
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Weight ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599 KENWOOD-TS-000430S UNIDEN-BEARCAT-GRANT-LT