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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   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 - 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5/2.5 W/35 mW, Medium: ?/? W/35 mW, Low: ?/? W/35 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) ?V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
47 × 135 × 34 mm
(1.85 × 5.31 × 1.34 in)
?
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 360 gr (12.7 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features 12hr clock and timer Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 STANDARD-C-000568 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008888