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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  70cm  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 430-440 MHz 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
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
SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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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)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.1 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 11-16V DC 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains
Current RX Max 1 A Max 1 A ?
TX - Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TR-000851A SONY-ICF-006500W