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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 1.0 µV 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 13.5 kHz (-6 dB)
20 kHz (-60 dB)
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 Crystal controlled double conversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection 35 dB >50 dB
Audio output 2 W into 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX 10 W Max 1 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 1986 Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan
Dimensions 115 × 45 × 165 mm
(4.53 × 1.77 × 6.50 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight ? 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN HANDIC-000006-(NEWER) KENWOOD-R-000599D