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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 530-1605 kHz / 3.9-28 / 87.5-108 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   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
? 0.3 µV S/N 10 dB
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)
? SSB, 2~4 kHz @ 6db
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.1 W @ 10% THD 3 W at 4 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 6 × C-cells, 9 V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1973 and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
291 × 171 × 111 mm
(11.46 × 6.73 × 4.37 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) including batteries 14.00 kg (30.9 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Noise blanker
VOX
+/- 5 kHz clarifier
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D SONY-ICF-006500W YAESU-FT-000201S