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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 168
USD 188 ~ USD 349 (similar rigs)
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HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
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Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX 45 W ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1968 and 1972 in USA
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
432 × 152 × 432 mm
(17.01 × 5.98 × 17.01 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 11.40 kg (25.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Solid state
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS GALAXY-R-000530