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HF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 15/20/40 m 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 0.005-30 MHz (60×500 kHz bands)
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   CW   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) ? 0.5-30 MHz:
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <1 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.005-0.5 MHz:
25-200 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 9 tubes Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 455kHz 1st: ? MHz
2nd: ? MHz
3rd: 230 KHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? 0.5-30 MHz: 80 dB average, 50 dB minimum
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 15/20/40 m - -
Modulations CW   SSB   - -
RF-output 50 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Hi-Z
Impedance 50/75 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 11-16V DC or mains 115/230 VAC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Korea Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 1964 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 335 × 138 × 350 mm
(13.19 × 5.43 × 13.78 in)
390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
420 × 195 × 320 mm
(16.54 × 7.68 × 12.60 in)
Weight 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN BANDO-TECHNIC-000003SP KENWOOD-000009R-4J NATIONAL-COMPANY-HRO-000500