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General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 200 Hz per 8 hour at 0-40 °C and ±10% variation in line voltage after 0.5 hour warmup
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 1 MHz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-905 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.01-0.5 MHz
< 4 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 25 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
0.5-30 MHz
< 0.3 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 2.4 kHz SSB
< 2.0 µV for 10 dB SINAD @ 6 kHz AM
Selectivity ? ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 11.5 kHz @ -60 dB
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.3 kHz @ -60 dB
1.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 2.4 kHz @ -60 dB
0.3 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.6 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 6 / 2.4 / 1.2 / 0.3 kHz Optional filters available
Receiver system ? ? Double / triple conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? Output: 50 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB below 10 MHz ≥ 50 dB above 10 MHz
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AFSK   -
RF-output ? 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50/300 Ω 50 Ω 1000 / 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 13.8V DC 120 / 240 V AC ± 10% single fase 50~420 Hz
Current RX Max 1 A ? 35 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1988 and 19xx in Japan Between 2005 and 200x in USA Between 1971 and 19xx
Dimensions 180 × 50 × 158 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 6.22 in)
432 × 133 × 476 mm
(17.01 × 5.24 × 18.74 in)
340 × 140 × 380 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 14.96 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs) 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Dual 32-bit IF-DSP. True diversity reception capability with twin RX. Real-time spectrum display. Built-in keyer. Flash-ROM BIOS. Nixie tube display
BFO
Noise blanker
AVC (Automatic Volume Control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-RZ-000001 TEN-TEC-ORION-II-(000566) DRAKE-DSR-000002