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

General

HAM bands ? 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 ? ? ±300 Hz after 10 minutes warm-up, less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) -
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 5.0-5.5 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2.2-3.5V DC (2R6/AA) 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-107)
Current RX ? 15-95 mA 0.3 A max
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 2001 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
59 × 85 × 26 mm
(2.32 × 3.35 × 1.02 in)
226 × 128 × 330 mm
(8.90 × 5.04 × 12.99 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 195 gr (6.9 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 YAESU-VR-000120 YAESU-FV-000107