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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 28 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 3 A max ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
?
Weight ? 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000820 MILITARY-BC-000348 KENWOOD-TRC-000080