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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave Station Control

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None  ?
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30-minute warmup
Tuning steps ? Fixed channels N/A

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV VHF-LO 30-50 MHz
VHF-HI 148-174 MHz
2-30MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (20 dB quieting) ?
Selectivity ? 18 kHz (-6 dB)
34 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - ?
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? 200 / 2000 W

Connections

Antenna - Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) Clamps / screws + RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 52 (unbalanced)Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains ? None
Current RX ? ? -
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1979 in Japan Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 273 × 83 × 254 mm
(10.75 × 3.27 × 10.00 in)
275 × 190 × 300 mm
(10.83 × 7.48 × 11.81 in)
Weight ? ? 3.85 kg (8.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000500SE 20-121 COLLINS-000312B-4/5