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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 0.5-905 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
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 ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna SO-239 -
Impedance 50Ω 50/300 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 11-16V DC
Current RX 45 W Max 1 A
TX - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
180 × 50 × 158 mm
(7.09 × 1.97 × 6.22 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-RZ-000001