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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 118-174 / 222-370 / 830-950 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Built-in

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 2.4-3 V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1936 and 1937 in USA
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
? ?
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 13 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? 11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE FAIR-MATE-HP-000082 HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011