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Desktop Shortwave receiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
146-148 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 10 W, Low: 1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC or mains Mains
Current RX Max 1 A 0.5 A ?
TX - Max 2.1 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 195x and 195x in USA
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
210 × 95 × 270 mm
(8.27 × 3.74 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 4.20 kg (9.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 8 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D YAESU-FT-000002-AUTO HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000101 MK II