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Handheld Aviation Receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 160m 
Freq. stability ? ±50 Hz over an eight hour period at constant ambient temperature and humidity after 2 hours from switching on. Better than 50 Hz per degree Centigrade at constand humidity after 2 hours from switching on. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 0.98-30 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? CW / SSB: 1 µV for 15 dB S/N
AM / DSB: 30% modulated at 400 Hz: 3 µV for 15 dB S/N
?
Selectivity ? 0.5-13 kHz ?
Filters ? 0.2 / 1.2 / 3.0 / 6.5 / 13 kHz ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz
100 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? -

Connections

Antenna - Proprietary BNC + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (100-125 / 200-250V) or 21-27V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter)
Current RX ? 10 VA approx. ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1972 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 1984 and 1996 in Japan
Dimensions ? 406 × 89 × 482.5 mm
(15.98 × 3.50 × 19.00 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
Weight ? 13.60 kg (30.0 lbs) 590 gr (1.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Automatic Gain Control -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000310 RACAL-RA-001217 SONY-AIR-000008