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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 10-80 m 0.51-1.6 / 26.960-27.260 MHz (23 CB-channels)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
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Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m Channel 14 only
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output ? 100 W 100 mW

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains Mains 9 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany Between 1970 and 197x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
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Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D RFT-000215C ARCHER-SPACE-PATROL