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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 6m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz with optional VC-10) 0.5-1.6 MHz / 49 / 41 / 31 / 25 / 19 / 16 / 13m / 88-108 MHz 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   W-FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <20 µV, 2-30 MHz <4 µV
FM (20 dB S+N/N): 2-30 MHz <1 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N): 0.15-2 MHz <2 µV, 2-30 MHz <0.4 µV
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Selectivity AM-Wide: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
AM-Narrow: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-50 dB)
CW-Narrow: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB) with optional YG-455C CW filter
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.9 MHz
2nd: 9.9 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >70 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-80 m + WARC
Modulations - - FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? 100 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + Hi-Z Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep -
Impedance 50/500 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (13.8V DC option (DCK-1)) ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 800 mA @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1992 in Japan Between 1983 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 378 × 115 × 210 mm
(14.88 × 4.53 × 8.27 in)
180 × 120 × 35 mm
(7.09 × 4.72 × 1.38 in)
240 × 95 × 300 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 11.81 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 640 gr (1.4 lbs) including batteries 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Four-step attenuator: 0-10-20-30 dB. Dual clocks with timer. Slow/Fast AGC selector. Tone control. All mode squelch circuit. Scanning. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-002000 SONY-ICF-007600AW YAESU-FT-000077