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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 29-54 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation)
Selectivity ? ? 4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W 1.5 W

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? 800 mA max 35 W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Philippines Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
200 × 147 × 48 mm
(7.87 × 5.79 × 1.89 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 935 gr (2.1 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 93 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-tags
PC programmable
BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-MR008100 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075