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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 ppm (after 1 min. @ 25 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 10 Hz / 0.1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 7 / 21 / 28 / 50 MHz 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
? SSB/CW (2 kHz): 0.2 µV
AM (6 kHz): 2 µV
FM: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? 3/6/15 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 69.450 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
3rd: 30 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with <10 % THD

Transmitter

TX-range - RX 0.5-30 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
RF-output ? Max 10 W 5-100W (AM: 2-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 45 W ? 80 VA max
TX - ? 450 VA max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
? 410 × 135 × 350 mm
(16.14 × 5.31 × 13.78 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 15.00 kg (33.1 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
? IF-DSP
RF and LF scope
High dynamic range front end
1:st IF 6 KHz and 12 KHz roofing filters.
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TS-000670 YAESU-FT-002000