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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) better than ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-30 MHz 0.005-30 MHz 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? < 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
0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
Selectivity ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Digital signal processing Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) 400 mW @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 45-125 mA
TX - - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions ? 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PBT
DSP
Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000300 TEN-TEC-RX-000340 YAESU-FT-000060R