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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Kompact Kilowatt

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz ?
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   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
0.25 μV ?
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)
55 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW @ ≤5% ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 136-174 / 350-390 / 400-420 / 450-470 MHz 10-80m
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 3.3 W 1 kW PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 6V, 1100mAh(Ni-MH) Mains
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 201x and 201x in China Between 1965 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
109 × 54 × 34 mm
(4.29 × 2.13 × 1.34 in)
310 × 80 × 254 mm
(12.20 × 3.15 × 10.00 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 270 gr (9.5 oz) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Chargeable and Programmable through Mini USB Interface ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D HYTERA-TC-000500 HEATHKIT-HA-000014