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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2 m transmitting converter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute warmup) ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 2 / 10 / 100 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 30 kHz - 56 MHz 143.9-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? SSB (BW: 2.4 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N)
0.16 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
0.125 µV (50-54 MHz)

AM (BW: 6 kHz, 10 dB S+N/N, 30% modulation @ 400 Hz)
2 µV (0.5-1.8 MHz
2 µV (1.8-30 MHz)
1 µV (50-54 MHz)

FM (BW: 15 kHz, 10 SINAD)
0.5 µV (28-30 MHz)
0.35 (50-54 MHz)
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Selectivity ? CW/RTTY/PKT: 0.5 kHz @ -6 dB, 0.75 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 15 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? 3 / 6 / 15 kHz Roofing Filters ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion super-heterodyne + 32 Bit High Speed IF DSP ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.455 MHz (up-conversion)
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz (24 kHz for AM/FM)
IF Width & IF Shift
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Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB (160-10 m) ≥ 60 dB (6 m) ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD -

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m 143.9-148 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   PSK31/63   AM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? 5 ~ 100 W (AM: 2 ~ 25 W) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8 V DC ?
Current RX Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC 1.8-2.1 A ?
TX - 23 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2013 and 20xx Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
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Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 4.3 in TFT full color display
Automatic Tuner
Contour, DNR, IF Notch and APF
Spectrum Scope
Optional SCU-17 USB Interface Unit
Optional FFT Unit
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS YAESU-FTDX001200 DRAKE-TC-000002