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6 m | 10 W | SSB
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 50-54 MHz 80-10 m 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
? 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 50-54 MHz - -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - -
RF-output High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX ? ? 350-800 mA
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x Between 1958 and 1959 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 170 × 68 × 260 mm
(6.69 × 2.68 × 10.24 in)
300 × 178 × 102 mm
(11.81 × 7.01 × 4.02 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-009300 MORROW-MB-000006 PALSTAR-RC000030A