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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Maritime VHF Transceiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  None  40m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. (± 1.5 kHz) ?
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
40 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   SSB  
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
0.25 µV PD for 12 dB SINAD ≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
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
? ?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
? 8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W / 4 ohm @ 5% THD 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range - Simplex: 155-158.6 MHz
Semi-duplex: 159-6-163.2 MHz
40 m
Modulations - FM   SSB  
RF-output ? 1 / 25 W 10 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) 12 or(!) 24 V DC 12~13.8 V
Current RX Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC 500 mA 30 mA
TX - 5 A max 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 1976 and 1989 in Denmark Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
320 × 220 × 165 mm
(12.60 × 8.66 × 6.50 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy 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. Dual Watch (B and C-model)
Instant Channel 16 (C-model)
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-002000 SAILOR-RT000144 CRKITS-KN-Q000007A