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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? Continuous (100 Hz display resolution)

Receiver

RX-range - 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option)
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity ? AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/500Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains
Current RX Max 350 W ?
TX ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
Weight 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS YAESU-FRG-008800