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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 29-54 / 136-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.3-18 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
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
29 - 54 MHz 0.4V
137 - 174 MHz 0.5V
406 - 512 MHz 0.7V
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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 ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 6V DC (6AA), 4.8V DC (4AA NiCd) Mains
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 193x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
70 × 155 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.10 × 0.98 in)
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Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 305 gr (10.8 oz) 27.25 kg (60.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Limit search
Keypad lock
LCD light
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000070XLT NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000156