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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 10-80 m 500-1720 kHz / 25-174 / 406 - 512 / 806-960 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 900 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains Mains / 12 V DC / batteries
Current RX Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1965 and 1967 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? 209 × 148 × 81 mm
(8.23 × 5.83 × 3.19 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Channel Memory Scanning
Memory availability
Direct Channel Access
Channel Lockout
Frequency Lockout
Alarm Clock with snooze
AM/FM
Priority channel
Duplicate Channel Alert
Limit Frequency Searching
Aircraft Band Search
Turbo Scan Speed (150 chn/sec)
Clock Display
LCD Backlight
Key Touch Tone
EEprom Memory Backup
Battery Alert
Auto Power Off
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS HEATHKIT-SB-000100 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000360CLT