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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-160m, incl. 30m + WWV
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   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
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ?
2nd: 57 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW max ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 4.8V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1999 and 200x Between 1959 and 1962
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
64 × 165 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 6.50 × 1.77 in)
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Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 325 gr (11.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alert beep
Alpha-tags,
Attenuator
Autolight
CTCSS / DCS
Limit search
Rotary control
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
VFO search
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000280XLT RME-006900