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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.01-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
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Selectivity ? 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz 5 / 7 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains Mains or 12V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1969 and 1979 in Japan Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1981 and 1982
Dimensions ? ? 360 × 165 × 235 mm
(14.17 × 6.50 × 9.25 in)
Weight ? 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 6.35 kg (14.0 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 ? ? ¼" Head. Jack, S-Meter, Mute Line, ANL, Dial Lamp, Standby, Fine Tuning, Key Input Jack, Attenuator, Antenna Trimmer, Preselector, Dial Lamp Switch, Record Jack, AGC.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000500SE RACAL-RA-000217 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-DX-000302