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Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver
HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 0.17-30 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1.0 µV ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Crystal controlled double conversion ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection 35 dB ? >50 dB
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 10 W ? Max 1 A
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1986 Between 197x and 1975 in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? ? 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) KENWOOD-QR-000666 KENWOOD-R-000599D