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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Mobile MF/HF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 80-10 m 0.5-30 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 150 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX - Max 20 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1974 Between 198x and 199x Between 20xx and 20xx in Denmark
Dimensions 289 × 162 × 239 mm
(11.38 × 6.38 × 9.41 in)
270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
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Weight 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features One optional band ? ?
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN DRAKE-000002-C KENWOOD-TS-000450S SAILOR-CU005110