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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±2,5 p.p.m. (-20 °C bis +60 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10/20/40/80/160 m 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? Mains 230/115 VAC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? ? 160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
Weight ? ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000101X NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS KENWOOD-TM-000271E