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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Direct sampling HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.02-170 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   DSB  
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
? 0.39 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)
? ≥ 100 dB, Software defined
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? SDR / direct conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + SMA
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.8V DC 5 V DC (USB)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 1972 and 197x in West Germany Between 2012 and 201x in Italy
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
? 108 × 27 × 90 mm
(4.25 × 1.06 × 3.54 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 180 gr (6.4 oz)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Headless

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer ? 61.44 MHz sampling frequency
32-bit
USB 2.0
USB-powered
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 BRAUN-SE-000280 ELAD-FDM-S000001