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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
USD 89 ~ USD 107
GBP 93
USD 175 ~ USD 256
Rating 2 reviews 3 reviews
HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.2-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   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
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)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 75Ω 50/1000Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1)
Current RX ? ?
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 19xx Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan
Dimensions ? 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
Weight ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 12hr clock and timer
Accessories ? ?
MPN DRAKE-SSR-000001 KENWOOD-R-001000