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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 10-80 m 29-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes ? Double conversion (older) Triple conversion (newer)
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
? 140 × 40 × 178 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.01 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 6 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Pre-programmed with police, highway patrol, sheriff, fire/EMS, DOT and news freqs for all
50 US states
Highway patrol mobile extender alarm
Weather scan
Band search
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE KENWOOD-JR-000310 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000007