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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF Transmitter
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 x10-6 or better ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-30 MHz (108-174 MHz option: VC-20) - 2 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB) - ?
Selectivity AM: 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz
FM: 12.0 kHz
- ?
Filters 1st: 58.1125 MHz 2nd: 8.83 MHz 3rd: 455 kHz (FM) - ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne - ?
IF-freqs. ? - ?
Image rejection >80 dB (1.8 - 30 MHz) - ?
Audio output 1.5 W @ 8 ohm - ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 / 6 m 2 m
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains ?V DC
Current RX Max 2 A - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 1996 in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
330 × 180 × 310 mm
(12.99 × 7.09 × 12.20 in)
?
Weight 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Portable

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features AGC
Attenuator
Carry Handle
Dial Lock
Dimmer
Dual Clock-Timer
Dual NB
Dual VFOs
IF Shift
Mute Terminals
Notch
Record Activation
Record Jack
S-Meter
Scan
Squelch
Sweep
Tilt Bar
Tone Control
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Accessories ? - ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-005000 KENWOOD-TX-000310 MIZUHO-MX-000002F