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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile 6m Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 50-54 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   DMR   APCO-25  
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 ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Built-in telescopic SMA
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13 V DC 3.6-4.5 V DC (3 × R6/AA) or 5 V DC external (USB)
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 197x and 197x Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? 71 × 161 × 37 mm
(2.80 × 6.34 × 1.46 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 350 gr (12.4 oz) including battery + antenna
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Micro-SD card slot
Audio recording (240 sec)
Multi-color LED alert
"Close call" RF capture
Location based scanning
CTCSS/PL & DCS
Trunktracker V, tracks APCO P25 Phase 1 & 2, DMR, Motorola,
EDACS and LTR systems.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TR-001100 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC-D003600XLT