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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Professional Airband Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 8.33 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 108-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 46.35 MHz / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 118-137 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   DV   AM  
RF-output ? 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W 6 W PEP, 1.8 W carrier

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 7.2 V DC (BP-288), 11.0 V DC (External DC Jack)
Current RX Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC 2.1A max 90-500 mA
TX - ? 1.8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
59 × 148 × 32 mm
(2.32 × 5.83 × 1.26 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 384 gr (13.6 oz) with antenna and BP-288
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in bank(s) 300 channels in 15 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX Bluetooth
GPS
IP57 dust-protection and waterproof construction
2.3-inch Large High Visibility LCD
VOR Navigation Functions
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS ICOM-IC-000080AD ICOM-IC-A000025NE