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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
80-10 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
80-10 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC) Mains
Current RX ? Max 150 mA ?
TX - Max 700 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 1972 and 1978 in Brazil
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
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Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 720 gr (1.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer ? 12 volt tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 YAESU-FT-000208R EUDGERT-000400A4-(GOLD-C)