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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 100/100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - BNC
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.8V DC 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC
Current RX ? ? 10-140 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2004 and 200x Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
? 64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 320 gr (11.3 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer Built-in auto-AT ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TS-000480SAT YUPITERU-MVT-007100