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HF Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-30 MHz 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
0.005-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
< 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Digital signal processing
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB)

Transmitter

TX-range - 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5 / 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8 V DC 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts
Current RX ? 400 mA ?
TX - 5.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? 147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000300 KENWOOD-TR-007730 TEN-TEC-RX-000340