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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
225-399.95 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (30 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz (- 6 dB)
± 12 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 MHz (USA)
225-399.95 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? 2.5/0.3 W 2.5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 5.5-13V DC 24V DC
Current RX Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC 20-100 mA ?
TX - 700 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 197x and 19xx in Siemens Plessey Defense Systems in Christchurch, England
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
65 × 153 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 6.02 × 1.34 in)
?
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? PLL with thumbwheels. VOX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS YAESU-FT-000203R CLANSMAN-PRC-000344