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Desktop Shortwave receiver
8 Band - 20 W SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) 2-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB  
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
0.3 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
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
9 MHz
Image rejection >70 dB ?
Audio output ? Large built-in speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 3.5-4 / 5.3305-5.4035 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 / 24.89-24.99
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? SSB: 0.3-20 W, CW: 0.3-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) 12-12.6 V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC 320 mA max
TX - 2.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 201x and 201x in Canada
Dimensions 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
180 × 58 × 200 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Kit

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage 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. ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-002000 YOUKITS-TJ000005A