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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 kHz to 995 kHz in increments of 5 or 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 440-450 MHz 0.5-600 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM ≥ 0.5µV across most of the range
AM/SSB ≥ 3.0µV across most of the range
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 500 mW into 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 440-450 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   -
RF-output 10 W High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 11-16 V DC from external supply
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 198x Between 1986 and 199x
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
150 × 55 × 180 mm
(5.91 × 2.17 × 7.09 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK Optional TU-6 CTCSS encoder Signal strength meter
AF (Audio Frequency) Scan
Attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100S KENWOOD-TH-000041AT AOR-AR-002800