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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 275-425 kHz / 525-4000 kHz in 4 bands 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? ? FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 420-450 MHz
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output ? ? 5 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 100-300 mA 200-450 mA
TX - - 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Denmark Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 320 × 220 × 150 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Direction Finding function on 275-425 kHz D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599S SAILOR-000016T ICOM-ID-000031A