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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2 m / 70 cm | 2 W

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 20, 40 & 80 m 87-108 / 139-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
? 0.2 µV @ 12 dB SINAD
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 20, 40 & 80 m 139-174 MHz
400-470 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 100 W 2 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains 3.7 V DC Li-ion
Current RX Max 1 A ? 75-400 mA
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1972 and 19xx in East Germany Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? 47 × 81 × 23 mm
(1.85 × 3.19 × 0.91 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) 130 gr (4.6 oz)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 99 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? PC-programmable (USB)
DTMF
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D RFT-000210 INTEK-KT-000950EE