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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.5 per 100 (± 0.5 kHz per MHz)
Tuning steps ? ? ± 10 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 10-160 m + WARC 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? 1 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 5 xtals
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, 12 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 4.6 MHz
2nd: 467 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output ? FM/SSB/CW: 200 W, AM: 50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 3.2 - 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX ? ? 90 W
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Italy
Dimensions ? ? 516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
Weight ? ? 12.45 kg (27.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Noise limiter
S-meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599 YAESU-FT-001000D GELOSO-G-000209