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Desktop Shortwave receiver
DSP Shortwave transceiver
28 MHz All-mode transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 1 p.p.m. standard (0.1 p.p.m. optional) ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 10 kHz - 30 MHz 28.000-29.700 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? 1 µV (16 dB SINAD) AM: +6 dBu (2 µV)
FM: -6 dBu (0.5 µV)
SSB: 0 dBu (1 µV)
CW: -12 dBu (0.25 µV)
Selectivity ? -6 dB: 300-2700 Hz
-60 dB: 400-3400 Hz
AM/FM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB/CW/AM-N: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? Additional bandwidths DSP selectable (300 / 600 / 1000 Hz) ?
Receiver system ? DSP Single / Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz (AM/FM only)
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 65 dB
Audio output ? 3W at less than 5% distortion into 4 Ohms 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 1.6-30 MHz 28.000-29.700 MHz
Modulations - CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   GMSK  
RF-output ? 25 / 100 W PEP FM/AM/CW: 1-12 W, SSB: 0-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.6 V DC (24 V DC optional) 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 750 mA max
TX - ? 6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 2014 and 201x Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 305 × 105 × 300 mm
(12.01 × 4.13 × 11.81 in)
170 × 52 × 512 mm
(6.69 × 2.05 × 20.16 in)
Weight ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 99 channels in 1 bank(s) 360 channels in 6 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Remote control up to 100m
ALC
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000310 EDDYSTONE-ORION-007000 ALINCO-DX-000010