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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 0.03-30 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
?
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 455kHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 2195 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
419 × 254 × 254 mm
(16.50 × 10.00 × 10.00 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 30 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-4J LOWE-HF-000225E RME-004350A