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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
430 MHz All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 10-160 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double/triple conversion
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 150 W 10 W (AM: 4W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) Mains 12V DC
Current RX 45 W ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK 10 crystal controlled channels
optional R-707PS Power supply / speaker unit
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011 BELCOM-LS-000707