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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 6 m (50.0-50.3 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 222-225 / 438-450 MHz 6 m (50.0-50.3 MHz)
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, El: 50/50/50 mW 10 watts PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA SO-239
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) Internal: 5-7.5V DC External: 12-16V DC ?
Current RX ? 100-170 mA (no signal) ?
TX - 0.5-2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2001 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
58 × 87 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.18 in)
?
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 250 gr (8.8 oz) with lithium-ion battery pack ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None 435 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TH-F000006A MFJ-009406