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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? Double direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   CW  
RF-output 100 W (10m: 50 W) High: 1.5 W, Low: 300 mW 30-40 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 35-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 8.4V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? 35-100 mA ?
TX ? Max 750 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 348 × 145 × 347 mm
(13.70 × 5.71 × 13.66 in)
66 × 176 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.93 × 1.57 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
Weight 10.00 kg (22.1 lbs) 510 gr (1.1 lbs) with batteries 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 11 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Full QSK ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JRC-JST-000100D KENWOOD-TR-003600 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570)