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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 40/80 m 1240-1300 MHz 0.53-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (A3) 1,3 - 2 μV
SSB 0,3 - 0,6 μV
Selectivity ? ? 3,1/7,8 kHz, 4,8/xx kHz (WA) resp. 4,5 kHz/ 9 kHz (W) (-6/-46 dB)
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Direct conversion ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? AM: 19,055 MHz / 455 kHz
FM: 10,7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 1240-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance ? 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Dry Batteries / 2 x 9 Volt 11-16V DC Mains or 6 × LR20/UM-1
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 19xx Between 1988 and 19xx Between 1980 and 1983 in Japan
Dimensions 127 × 76 × 178 mm
(5.00 × 2.99 × 7.01 in)
? 457 × 190 × 235 mm
(17.99 × 7.48 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? ? 5.44 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KANTRONICS-008040-B KENWOOD-TM-000521A SONY-ICF-006800W