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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
1 kW Solid-State HF amplifier

General

HAM bands ? ? 6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 1.8-30 MHz 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? ?
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m 1.8-30 MHz 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
RF-output 100 W 2-100 W SSB: 1000 W PEP, FM/RTTY: 500W, AM: 275 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 100-260 V AC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? 42 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Korea Between 19xx and 198x Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
? ?
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) ? 12.25 kg (27.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Up-gradable firmware
Color TFT touch screen
Auto band switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003DP KENWOOD-TRC-000070 9005800