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HF Receiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-30 MHz VHF/UHF 0.005-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
Selectivity ? ? 57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Digital signal processing
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum
Audio output ? ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB)

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC or mains 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
Weight ? ? 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 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 ? ? PBT
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000300 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002040 TEN-TEC-RX-000340