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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 430-440 MHz 115-180 / 328-500 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double contversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-440 MHz
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 3/3 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 17-100 mA 0.9-1.6 A
TX - Max 1.8 A Max 12 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1979 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1991 and 199x
Dimensions ? 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
150 × 50 × 210 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.27 in)
Weight ? 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Detachable head. CTCSS & DTMF option Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000500SE KENWOOD-TH-000045E STANDARD-C-005608D