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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 30 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 25-550 MHz: FM 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD), AM 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
800-1300MHz: FM 0.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W max

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? 32 W
TX - - 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE YUPITERU-MVT-006000 KENWOOD-TS-000830M