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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Receiver
Dual band FM Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps Continuous ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 148-174 MHz 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   DMR  
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
? Analogue 12dB SINAD: 0.3 μV 0.22 μV typical
Digital: 5% BER: 0.3 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)
? TIA603:
VHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 65 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
TIA603C:
VHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 80 dB @ 25 kHz
UHF: 50 dB @ 12.5 kHz, 75 dB @ 25 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 3 W internal, 13 W external

Transmitter

TX-range - - 134-174 / 403-470 / 450-512 MHz
Modulations - - FM   DMR  
RF-output ? ? VHF: 1/45 W, UHF: 1/40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/1000Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) ? 13.8 V DC ± 20%
Current RX ? ? 810 mA, 2A max
TX - - 14.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
? 51 × 175 × 206 mm
(2.01 × 6.89 × 8.11 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 1 bank(s) 512 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features 12hr clock and timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000007 VERTEX-STANDARD-VXD-007200