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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1.5-30 MHz 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 7 / 21 / 28 / 50 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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 2.3 kHz (SSB) ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m - RX 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 120 W ? Max 10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 45 W ?
TX Max 25 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1978 and 198x in USA Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 346 × 116 × 317 mm
(13.62 × 4.57 × 12.48 in)
381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs) 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAKE-TR-000007 KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TS-000670