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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 430-440 MHz 37.02-46.02 / 138.345-172.020 / 423.0-508.4875 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 37-46 = 0.3 µV
138-172 = 0.4 µV
423-508 = 0.5 µV
(12 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC 400 mA ?
TX - Max 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? 76 × 33 × 137 mm
(2.99 × 1.30 × 5.39 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Pre-programmed with police and highway patrol freqs for all 50 US states, highway patrol mobile extender alarm, weather scan
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS KENWOOD-TR-009500 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000010-BEARTRACKER