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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 118-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
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
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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)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 600 mA
TX - Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 61 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TM-000261A