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

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) 2-1100 MHz 136-174 MHz
400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <20 µV, 2-30 MHz <4 µV
FM (20 dB S+N/N): 2-30 MHz <1 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <2 µV, 2-30 MHz <0.4 µV
? ≤ 0.25 µV / 0.28 µV
Selectivity AM-Wide: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
CW-Narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB) with optional YG-455C CW filter
? 70 / 60 dB
Filters ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - - 136-174 MHz
400-520 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 / 4 / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z - -
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) Mains 7.4V, 1700mAh (Li-Ion Battery)
Current RX Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
? 126 × 54 × 35 mm
(4.96 × 2.13 × 1.38 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 360 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None 256 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Four-step attenuator: 0-10-20-30 dB. Dual clocks with timer. Slow/Fast AGC selector. Tone control. All mode squelch circuit. Scanning. Signal strength readout in dBm ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-002000 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615 HYTERA-TC-000780