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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30×1000 kHz bands - 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations AM   CW   - CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (S/N > 10 dB)
Selectivity ? ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
4.8 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final Single superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W @ 10% THD, 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 2m (144.0-145.0 MHz)
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W 8 W

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 350 W 600 mA
TX - ? 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1949 and 1951 in USA Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 536 × 318 × 352 mm
(21.10 × 12.52 × 13.86 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight 25.00 kg (55.2 lbs) 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 2.70 kg (6.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000051J-1 KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS KENWOOD-TR-007010