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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.150-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 13 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 40 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.7 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.15-0.5 MHz: 1 µV
0.5-1.8 MHz: 4 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / triple (FM) conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 250W PEP, CW: 200W, AM: 60W, FM (optional): 120W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 1.2 A
TX - Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
270 × 96 × 275 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.83 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TS-000430S