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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
External Speaker

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
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
? ?
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 ? Tubes ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 500 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains ?
Current RX Max 1 A ? -
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1971 and 1973 in Japan Between 2012 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
400 × 159 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.26 × 13.78 in)
200 × 150 × 343 mm
(7.87 × 5.91 × 13.50 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 18.15 kg (40.0 lbs) 3.00 kg (6.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D SOMMERKAMP-FTDX-000505 ICOM-SP-000034