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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) 136-175 / 300-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <20 µV, 2-30 MHz <4 µV
FM (20 dB S+N/N): 2-30 MHz <1 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <2 µV, 2-30 MHz <0.4 µV
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM-Wide: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
CW-Narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB) with optional YG-455C CW filter
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 90 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z N-type SO-239
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC Max 1 A ?
TX - 4-11.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 2002 and 200x Between 1994 and 19xx
Dimensions 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
? 179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Four-step attenuator: 0-10-20-30 dB. Dual clocks with timer. Slow/Fast AGC selector. Tone control. All mode squelch circuit. Scanning. Alpha tags. CTCSS/DTSS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-002000 KENWOOD-TM-V000708A KENWOOD-TS-000060S