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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 0.1-3305 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   P25   DV  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV ?
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Dual conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
?
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 2000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PA output use in vehicle Bluetooth
Dual-watch
IP57 environmental proof
Micro-SD card
Sprectrum display
Audio recording
GPS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000600 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III ICOM-IC-R000030