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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 136-173 MHz 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
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: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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 (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 100 W (AM: 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? 2 A
TX - ? 19 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 355 gr (12.5 oz) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TH-K000002E YAESU-FT-000757GX-II