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

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  ?
Freq. stability ? 0.5 ppm (0 to 60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 ppm (25C 2C) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 9 kHz - 30 MHz (9 kHz - 180 MHz optional) 0.05-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   ISB   AM   AM-sync   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) Mode 0.15?0.5 MHz 0.5?1.5 MHz 1.5?30 MHz
AM, AMS (30% modulation) ?103dBm
(1.6V) ?106dBm
(1.1V) ?108dBm
(0.9V)
AM, AMS (80% modulation) ?111dBm
(0.63V) ?115dBm
(0.4V) ?116dBm
(0.35V)
LSB, USB, ISB, DSB ?115dBm
(0.40V) ?118dBm
(0.28V) ?119dBm
(0.25V)
CW ?122dBm
(0.18V) ?125dBm
(0.13V) ?130dBm
(0.07V)
FM ?110dBm
(0.7V) ?113dBm
(0.5V) ?117dBm
(0.32V)
?
Selectivity 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP-based SDR with DDS-based double-conversion superheterodyne front end DSP
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 16 (12-22) kHz
?
Image rejection ? 1.8-7.3 MHz: 80 dB7.3-30 MHz: 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 600 ohm line audio ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SMA N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ? Mains
Current RX Max 1.2 A ? 35 W
TX 4-13 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 200x and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
195 × 99 × 19 mm
(7.68 × 3.90 × 0.75 in)
482 × 133 × 508 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 20.00 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 330 gr (11.6 oz) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Headless Base Station

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features WX alert. CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX DSP
Number of memory channels limited by computer memory
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-V000071A WINRADIO-WR-G000313E WATKINS-JOHNSON-HF-001000