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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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  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 ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
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Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX 45 W 15-95 mA
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS YAESU-VR-000120