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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
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
SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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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/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection >50 dB ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output ? 100 W (AM: 25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 28 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A 2 A 3 A max
TX - 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features ? Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D YAESU-FT-000757GX-II MILITARY-BC-000348