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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 130-172 / 350-470 / 900-985 MHz 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.16 µV (VHF)
0.18 µV (UHF)
? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.8 MHz (VHF), 23.05 MHz (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW (8 ohm, 10% distortion) ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (European version)
144-148 / 438-450 MHz (US version)
- 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output 5 / 2 / 0.35 W (at 13.8 V) ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16 V DC (7.2 V nominal) Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 20-85 mA ? ?
TX 0.5-1.4 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions 61 × 189 × 43 mm
(2.40 × 7.44 × 1.69 in)
380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
?
Weight 390 gr (13.8 oz) without power pack & antenna 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS and DTMF ? Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ADI-AT-000600HP KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TS-000590