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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  None  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 30-50 / 148-174 MHz 70 cm
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   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
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 70 cm
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
190 × 76 × 228 mm
(7.48 × 2.99 × 8.98 in)
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Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D 20.166 AZDEN-PCS-004310