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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 20-80 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
Modulations - - CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 30 kW @ 200 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
? 540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000565A-1 DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K