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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 29-54/137-174/406-512 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 6 V DC, 4×AA ?V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA max
TX - - 5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1984 and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 68 × 162 × 40 mm
(2.68 × 6.38 × 1.57 in)
250 × 101 × 290 mm
(9.84 × 3.98 × 11.42 in)
Weight ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000027-(NEWER) TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000022-(579)