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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 0.2-0.5 / 1.5-18 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 80/20/10 m - -
Modulations AM   - -
RF-output 30-60 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance ? 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-15V DC or mains 28 V DC
Current RX - Max 1 A 3 A max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1952 and 19xx in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 165 × 178 × 260 mm
(6.50 × 7.01 × 10.24 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
457 × 241 × 267 mm
(17.99 × 9.49 × 10.51 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 20.00 kg (44.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Air-to-air / air-to-ground communication
Features 4 × XTAL selector (VFO option), 807 final. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN E.F.-JOHNSON-VIKING-MOBILE KENWOOD-R-000599D MILITARY-BC-000348