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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

Current value
GBP 93
USD 175 ~ USD 256
USD 163 ~ USD 326
EUR 89 ~ EUR 312
GBP 142
Rating 3 reviews 1 review
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 ? ±500Hz per 30 minutes afater warm-up
Tuning steps Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 0.2-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
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
AM: <2 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB/CW: <0.7 µV (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)
±3 kHz (-6 dB), ±7 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
1st: 54.6-55.5 MHz
2nd: 2.1-3 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 2W @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 1976 and 1980 in Japan
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
340 × 153 × 285 mm
(13.39 × 6.02 × 11.22 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 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 KENWOOD-R-001000 YAESU-FRG-000007