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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

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  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz) 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   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
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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)
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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: ?
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Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 100 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - - AM   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

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

Other features

Memories None 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 12hr clock and timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 YUPITERU-MVT-007100 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-WASHINGTON