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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) - 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - 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 ? Tube driver and final Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 200 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains ? 4.8V DC
Current RX Max 1 A - ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1999 and 200x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? 64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 325 gr (11.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-T-000599D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT