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Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
HT UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour. ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-29.9999 MHz 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV 1.6-30 MHz SSB/CW S+N/N=10dB ? 0.158 µV
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz
0.6 kHz optional
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 23.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection > 70 dB (1.6 - 30 MHz) ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 4 Ohms, requires external speaker ? 200 mW (8 ohm / 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 2-25 W 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC or mains 6-16 V DC
Current RX 50W Max 1.3 A 38 mA
TX - Max 6.5 A 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
270 × 96 × 260 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.24 in)
47 × 120 × 31 mm
(1.85 × 4.72 × 1.22 in)
Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 7.10 kg (15.7 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) including antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Attenuator, NB, Mute Terminals, ANL, Line Out Jack, RIT, BFO, AGC, PBT, Speaker Output, MW Tune, Up-Down Tuning, Dial Lock, RF Gain, Int./Ext. VFO Switch. DCS ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-NRD-000515 KENWOOD-TS-000711E STANDARD-HORIZON-C-000468S