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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m + WARC 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.35 µV for 10 dB S+N/N <.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.4 kHz
CW/RTTY: 400 Hz
34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? 400 Hz optional ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 9.00165 MHz 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB >60 dB typical
Audio output ? 3 W into 4 Ohms 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 100 W on all bands -

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 12-14V DC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 1.8 A 1.5 A
TX ? 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 128 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.04 × 1.42 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. Full QSK
VOX
Noise blanker
Break-in CW
IF-gain adjust
RF-gain adjust
DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000004E SWAN-(CUBIC)-ASTRO-000103 TEN-TEC-RX-000350