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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in four bands - 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   CW   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes ? Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. 1st: 455kHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX ? - 100VA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1949 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
? 488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) ? 45.00 kg (99.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-4J YAESU-FLDX-000400 RCA-SC-000088