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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ? ± 0,5 p.p.m. (-10 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
SSB/CW/FSK:
4 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
0.25 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
AM:
32 µV (0.5 - 1.8 MHz)
2.5 µV (1.8 - 30.0 MHz)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? SSB/CW/FSK:
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
AM:
5.0 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB 60 dB 80 dB
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? 3.5 W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 2 / 2 W SSB/CW/FSK: 5 / 25 / 50 / 100 W, AM: 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50 / 450Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A
TX - Max 12.5 A 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
179 × 60 × 276 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 10.87 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 KENWOOD-TMW-000706S KENWOOD-TK-000090