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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz
Image rejection ?
Audio output ?

Transmitter

TX-range -
Modulations -
RF-output ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239
Impedance 50Ω
Other -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC)
Current RX 45 W
TX -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station

Other features

Memories ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Accessories ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS