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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 4 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external ?
Current RX 45 W 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
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Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. AM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-PRO-000510XL