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HF Receiver
HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-30 MHz 10-80 m 1.5-18 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 80-100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 Mains 24V DC (internal dynamotor)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in USA Between 194x and 194x in by Farnsworth Television & Radio Corporation
Dimensions ? 330 × 195 × 355 mm
(12.99 × 7.68 × 13.98 in)
460 × 240 × 182 mm
(18.11 × 9.45 × 7.17 in)
Weight ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000300 KENWOOD-TS-000515 MILITARY-BC-000312-N