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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Remotely operated HF/VHF SDR transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) 30 kHz – 54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <20 µV, 2-30 MHz <4 µV
FM (20 dB S+N/N): 2-30 MHz <1 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <2 µV, 2-30 MHz <0.4 µV
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Selectivity AM-Wide: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
CW-Narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB) with optional YG-455C CW filter
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR, Direct Digital Sampling ADC sampling rate: 122.88 Msps, ADC resolution: 16 bit.
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ≥ 100 dB
Audio output ? 1W diagnostic speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-6 m
Modulations - AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   DV  
RF-output ? 1-100W SSB, CW, FM, RTTY, DIGITAL; 1-25W AM

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50/500 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) 13.8V DC ± 15%
Current RX Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC 1.7 A
TX - 23 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 2017 and 2024 in USA
Dimensions 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
350 × 171 × 337 mm
(13.78 × 6.73 × 13.27 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Headless

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Four-step attenuator: 0-10-20-30 dB. Dual clocks with timer. Slow/Fast AGC selector. Tone control. All mode squelch circuit. Scanning. SDR (Software Defined Radio)
Ethernet
2 × USB 2.0
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-002000 FLEXRADIO-FLEX-006400