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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 0.1-1300 MHz 0.15-30 / 65-220 / 400-520 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 kHz < -60 dB
25 kHz < -70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations - - FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? ? 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains ?V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC ? 500 mA
TX - - 9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in China
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? ?
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 999 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DTMF-mic
Detachable front panel
Called ID
Twin RX
Cross-band repeater
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS YUPITERU-MVT-007000EX LUTHOR-TLM-000007