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

General

HAM bands 2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  80m  40m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 108-174 / 220-390 / 406-470 / 830-950 MHz (Europe) 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Better than 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
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Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 30 dB @ 120 MHz, 11 dB @ 935 MHz 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 80/40/15m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 75W (?)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16 V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.5 A -
TX - 20 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
254 × 114 × 165 mm
(10.00 × 4.49 × 6.50 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second 31 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000950 KENWOOD-TS-000680S TEN-TEC-TX-000100