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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Hi-End Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps 0.0001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 14 kHz - 29,99999 MHz General coverage
Modulations AM   AM-sync   CW   USB   LSB   ISB   RTTY   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity SSB < 0,5 uV ?
Selectivity 100 Hz, 500 Hz, 1,4 kHz, 3 kHz, 6 kHz,
2,7 / 3,4 kHz (SSB, -6 dB)
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Filters ? 270 / 500 Hz / 2.7 / 6 kHz
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne DSP
IF-freqs. 1st: 70.2 MHz
2nd: 200 kHz
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Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 0.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 160-10 + 6m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 200 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12V DC Mains
Current RX 50 W ?
TX - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in East Germany Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 540 × 395 × 198 mm
(21.26 × 15.55 × 7.80 in)
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Weight 24.00 kg (53.0 lbs) table top version ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RF-Gain
S-Meter
Sync-Detector
Keypad
RTTY-demodulator
Dual TFT display (7" + 3.5")
Band scope
Audio scope
Dual receivers
Triple 32-bit DSPs
Internal automatic antenna tuner (ATU)
Accessories ? ?
MPN RFT-EKD-000300 KENWOOD-TS-000990S