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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  33cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-824 / 851-869 / 896-956 MHz (USA) 66-88 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 210 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains 4.8-6V DC battery, 12V DC external
Current RX Max 1 A 460 mA ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
179 × 49 × 187 mm
(7.05 × 1.93 × 7.36 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Tracks Motorola Type I, Type II Hybrid, SMARTNET, PRIVACY PLUS and EDACS
Turbo Search (300 steps per second)
PC programmable (RS-232)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002046 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000245XLT