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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output ? 100 W 12 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.8V DC ?
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
?
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 12hr clock and timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX UNIDEN-BEARCAT-WASHINGTON