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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.03-56 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
3.5 µV at 20 MHz (-6 dB, 30% modulation)
Selectivity ? AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
4.5 kHz (-6 dB)
25 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? 100 / 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-10% Mains
Current RX ? 1 A (squelched) 35 W
TX - Max 22 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 2010 Between 1965 and 1966
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
496 × 160 × 362 mm
(19.53 × 6.30 × 14.25 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 500 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. BFO
Bandspread
ANL (Autom. Noise Limiter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 YAESU-FT-000450 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000075