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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 280 ~ USD 520 (similar rigs)
USD 163 ~ USD 326
EUR 89 ~ EUR 312
GBP 142
Rating No reviews yet 1 review
HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-30 MHz 0.2-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - -
Modulations - -
RF-output ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 13.8V DC or mains + battery option
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions ? 340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000300 YAESU-FRG-000007