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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
SDR receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) ? 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <20 µV, 2-30 MHz <4 µV
FM (20 dB S+N/N): 2-30 MHz <1 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <2 µV, 2-30 MHz <0.4 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM-Wide: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
CW-Narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB) with optional YG-455C CW filter
? ?
Filters ? ? Continuously adjustable
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 15-160m -
Modulations - All mode   -
RF-output ? SSB: 1 kW PEP, CW: 850 kW (drive power: 85-100 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239 SMA
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) Mains 12~14 V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 1 A max
TX - 7.5 A @ 240 V AC / 15 A @ 120 V AC -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 197x and 198x in USA Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
361 × 178 × 406 mm
(14.21 × 7.01 × 15.98 in)
140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs) 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Four-step attenuator: 0-10-20-30 dB. Dual clocks with timer. Slow/Fast AGC selector. Tone control. All mode squelch circuit. Scanning. ? USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-002000 HEATHKIT-SB-001000 RFSPACE-SDR-000014