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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
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
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
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
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB 80 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? ? 100 W (AM 40 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC 2 A
TX - - 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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. Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000096 KENWOOD-R-002000 KENWOOD-TS-000850S