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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 0.05-35 MHz 27-290 MHz
VHF Experimental
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? -50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output ? AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 Hi-Z
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω Hi/ZΩ
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 12-16 V DC ?
Current RX 45 W 1.5 A ?
TX - 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1987 and 199x in Japan Between 1938 and 194x in USA
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
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Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TS-000140S NATIONAL-COMPANY-000001-10