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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Power Supply
8 Band - 20 W SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps Continuous ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz - 2-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - CW   USB   LSB  
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
? 0.3 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 ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 9 MHz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? Large built-in speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - - 3.5-4 / 5.3305-5.4035 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 / 24.89-24.99
Modulations - - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB: 0.3-20 W, CW: 0.3-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) Mains 12-12.6 V DC
Current RX ? - 320 mA max
TX - - 2.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 201x and 201x in Canada
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
178 × 200 × 240 mm
(7.01 × 7.87 × 9.45 in)
180 × 58 × 200 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Kit

Other features

Memories None ? 40 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 ICOM-IC-000700PS YOUKITS-TJ000005A