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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 10-80 m 24 / 28 / 50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheteodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 24 / 28 / 50 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 3 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? ?
Weight ? ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000600 TEN-TEC-ARGONAUT-(000515) YAESU-FT-000650