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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Marine SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 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)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less then ± 20 hz (0-40 °C)
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 150 kHz- 54 MHz 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity ? ? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? requires external speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1600-4300 kHz
Modulations - - SSB  
RF-output ? ? 600 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 21.6 - 31.2 V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.9 A
TX - - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
432 × 191 × 254 mm
(17.01 × 7.52 × 10.00 in)
?
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features ? ¼" Head. Jack • S-Meter • Dial Lamp • Antenna Trimmer • RF Gain • ANL • Bandspread • Calibrator 100 kHz² • Mute • MVC/AVC • Standby • Speaker Terminals • BFO • Q-Multiplier • Line Out 500 ohms 94 Quick-select channels
Manual antenna tuner
One key selection of 2192 kHz distress frequency
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 LAFAYETTE-HA-000225 SAILOR-T002131