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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 136-175 / 300-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   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
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
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)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 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 / 438-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.8V DC 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC)
Current RX ? Max 1 A Max 150 mA
TX - 4-11.5 A Max 700 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
? 61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 720 gr (1.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TM-V000708A YAESU-FT-000208R