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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 0.5-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
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
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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)
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? 1.5-3 / 1-2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 3.2-7V DC
Current RX ? 20-150 mA
TX - 1.2-1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 182 gr (6.4 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 5000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer CTCSS, DCS, DTMF & ARTS.
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 YAESU-VX-000002R