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Desktop Shortwave receiver
40m CW Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  40m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 7.000-7.125 MHz 30-50 / 148-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   FM  
Sensitivity 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 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 ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 7.000-7.125 MHz -
Modulations - CW   -
RF-output ? 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 40Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.5 V DC ?
Current RX Max 1 A 55 mA ?
TX - 550 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1974 and 1980 in Japan Between 1974 and 197x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
202 × 65 × 173 mm
(7.95 × 2.56 × 6.81 in)
?
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D MIZUHO-DC-000007 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000006