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HF Receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 1.6-4.5 / 4.5-12 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: <1 µV (26 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? AM/SSB/CW: <4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: <40 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 10 W, AM: 3 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 12-16V DC or mains 120/240 VAC 4.5 V DC or 3 × UM-2 'baby'-cells
Current RX ? 0.8-1A ?
TX - Max 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1972 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 278 × 124 × 320 mm
(10.94 × 4.88 × 12.60 in)
180 × 210 × 65 mm
(7.09 × 8.27 × 2.56 in)
Weight ? 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000300 KENWOOD-TS-000700G SONY-ICF-005500-/-CAPTAIN-55