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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave VFO
HF/VHF Transverter

General

HAM bands ? ? 2m 
Freq. stability ±5 ppm. -5° to 130° F. ±15 ppm from +5 to +55 deg. C ?
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-30 MHz - 28.0-29.7 <- 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   - All mode  
Sensitivity 10 dB S+ N/N
SSB: < 5µV 540-1800 kHz
SSB: < 0.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
AM: <15µV 540-1800 kHz
AM: <1.5µV 1.8-30 MHz
? 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 2.4 / 6 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 56.655 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.8 Watts 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - ? 28.0-29.7 -> 144-145.7 MHz
Modulations - - All mode  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW: 16 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 / 450Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or 8×AA cells 11-16V DC 12-16 V DC or mains
Current RX ? - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 1997 in Japan Between and Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 250 × 88 × 240 mm
(9.84 × 3.46 × 9.45 in)
173 × 115 × 330 mm
(6.81 × 4.53 × 12.99 in)
168 × 153 × 336 mm
(6.61 × 6.02 × 13.23 in)
Weight 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 1.63 kg (3.6 lbs) 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in speaker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-003030 DRAKE-RV000075 KENWOOD-TV-000502