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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  70cm  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
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
? VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX Max 1 A ? 90-290 mA
TX - Max 10 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx in Vietnam
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
140 × 40 × 165 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.50 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D YAESU-FT-008100R UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT-2