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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.3 W 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? 5 W max 5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 5.5-16 V DC 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? 16-190 mA ?
TX - 1.6 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions ? 55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 82 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599 YAESU-FT-000530 YAESU-FT-000003DE