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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 144-148 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
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
? ?
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 ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 10 W SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? 400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D YAESU-FT-000002F YAESU-FT-000401B