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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  23cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed x-tal channels

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 1260-1300 MHz 33-47 / 152-164 / 450-470 / 470-508 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
? VHF: 0.6 µV for 20 dB quieting
UHF: 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Proprietary
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 6 V DC (4×AAA)
Current RX Max 1 A 180 mA ?
TX - 850 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1984 and 198x Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
158 × 52 × 210 mm
(6.22 × 2.05 × 8.27 in)
70 × 158 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.22 × 0.98 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) incl. battery and antenna 225 gr (7.9 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TR-000050 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-FOUR-SIX-TS