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Desktop Shortwave receiver
6 m | 10 W | SSB
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) 50-54 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   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
AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 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
? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >70 dB ? 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2 Watts 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC ±15%
Current RX Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? 1.45 A
TX - ? 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 1993 and 199x in USA
Dimensions 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
170 × 68 × 260 mm
(6.69 × 2.68 × 10.24 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 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. ? Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-002000 KENWOOD-TR-009300 KENWOOD-TS-000050S