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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Standard TCXO: below 30 MHz +/- 20 Hz, above 30 MHz +/- 0.5ppm
Tuning steps ? Continuous 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 0.2-30 MHz 2MHz - 3.0 GHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   All mode   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   ISB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB, 10 db S/N: 3 kHz@-117dBm
AM (50% mod), 10 db S/N: 6.0 kHz@-108dBm
FM-N @ 6 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 15 kHz@-107dBm
FM-W @ 10-20 kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 30-50 kHz@-102dBm
FM-W @ 75kHz dev, 16 dB SINAD: 200 kHz@-96dBm
Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
Selection is mode independent. Approx. 50 filter bandwidths with 8-10 chosen appropriately for each of the 5 modes. Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. (6 to 60 dB).

Examples, useful for: CW-100,150,200,250,300, 400, 500, 600, 700, 800, 1000 Hz SSB-1.5, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2.0, 2.2, 2.4, 2.6, 3.0, 3.4 kHz AM- 4.0, 5.0, 6.0, 7.0, 8.0, 9.6, 10.4, 12.0, 13.6, 15.2,16kHz WFM-100,120,140,150,160,180, 200, 250, 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB 80 dB typical 2-3000 MHz
Audio output ? ? Line + Headphones

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50/1000Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 90-264 VAC, 48-440 Hz; optional 11-28V DC power supply
Current RX ? ? 36W
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2009 and in USA
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
190 × 89 × 432 mm
(7.48 × 3.50 × 17.01 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 4.65 kg (10.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 12hr clock and timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE KENWOOD-R-001000 TEN-TEC-RX-000400