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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range - 25-54 / 108-174 / 225-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   P25   AM  
Sensitivity ? AM 25-27.995 MHz:
4 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-50 dB)

All other bands and modulations:
7 kHz (-6 dB), 13 kHz (-50 dB)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion (PLL) ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM  
RF-output SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W ? ? W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 115 / 230V AC 4.8 ~ 6 V DC 5 V through USB ?
Current RX - 120 mA typical ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
67 × 135 × 28 mm
(2.64 × 5.31 × 1.10 in)
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Weight ? 210 gr (7.4 oz) without accessories and batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Spectrum sweeper
2 GB MicroSD memory card (preloaded)
About 8 million memory channels (limited only by SD card capacity)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TX-000599 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000018 PEARCE-SIMPSON-BEARCAT-000023