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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 Hz after warm up ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 10-80 + WWV m 2 m (200 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
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
0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
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)
2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 4 XTALS
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? ?
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 2 m (200 kHz per XTAL)
Modulations - CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? Max 100 W 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) ?V DC
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX - 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
?
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TS-000120S MIZUHO-SB-000002X