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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 per 100 (± 0.5 kHz per MHz) ?
Tuning steps ? ± 10 kHz kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 80-10 m 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? 5 xtals ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion, 12 valves ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 4.6 MHz
2nd: 467 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations - - FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output ? ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 3.2 - 500Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX ? 90 W ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions ? 516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight ? 12.45 kg (27.5 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Noise limiter
S-meter
Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599 GELOSO-G-000209 YAESU-FT-000003DE