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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave VFO

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±75 Hz from switch-on (0°-50°C)
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 80-10 m 4.9-5.6 MHz
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? 60 W 150 mV rms

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) ? 13.5V DC (supplied by FT-707)
Current RX ? - 0.5 A max
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 195x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
? 238 × 27 × 235 mm
(9.37 × 1.06 × 9.25 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 MORROW-MB-000560 YAESU-FV-000707DM