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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 x10-6 or better ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (108-174 MHz option: VC-20) - 0.5-55 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 uV
50-54 MHz: 2 uV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-20 MHz: 0.35 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.35 uV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.8 MHz: 10 uV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 uV
50-54 MHz: 0.25 uV
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM: 12.0 kHz
? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 2 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters 1st: 58.1125 MHz 2nd: 8.83 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz (FM) ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) /triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st IF: 70.455 MHz
2nd IF: 10.695 MHz
3rd IF: 455 kHz
Image rejection >80 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz) ? 70 dB
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ? 0.6 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 10 W 0.5-5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 9-15 V DC (3800 mAh battery)
Current RX Max 2 A - 660 mA
TX - ? 2.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 1996 in Japan Between 1954 and 195x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
? 160 × 99 × 46 mm
(6.30 × 3.90 × 1.81 in)
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ? 940 gr (2.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
Attenuator
Carry Handle
Dial Lock
Dimmer
Dual Clock-Timer
Dual NB
Dual VFOs
IF Shift
Mute Terminals
Notch
Record Activation
Record Jack
S-Meter
Scan
Squelch
Sweep
Tilt Bar
Tone Control
? 3.6" LCD
IF output
Built-in auto-ATU
Backlit buttons
Memory keyer
AF-DSP
Internal or external microphone
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-005000 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000010-B XIEGU-X005105