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Desktop Shortwave receiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 50-54 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
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
? SSB / CW / FSK
100-500 kHz: ≤ 1 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 0.13 µV
AM
100-500 kHz: ≤ 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: ≤ 31.6 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: ≤ 2 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: ≤ 0.25 µV
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)
? SSB: 2.3 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.3 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 200 Hz @ -6 dB / 450 Hz @ -60 dB
FSK: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1000 Hz @ -60 dB
AM: 9 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 14 kHz @ -6 dB / 18 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? SSB: 300 / 2600 Hz CW: 200 Hz FSK: 500 Hz AM: 100 / 4000 Hz FM: 14 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 11.3 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ≥ 80 dB
Audio output ? ? >= 1.5 W @ 1-% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? 90 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX Max 1 A ? 2 A
TX - ? 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1995 and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Built-in auto AT: 20-150 ohms
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TS-000060S KENWOOD-TS-000870S