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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-30 MHz - 0.535-32 MHz (general coverage)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? For 20dB S/N: 8µV at 1MHz, 4.5µV at 4.3MHz, 7µV at 16MHz, 7µV at 28MHz
Selectivity ? ? 5 Settings: -3dB bandwidths 15kHz, 9kHz, 3.4kHz, 1.6kHz, 400Hz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final Single conversion, 14 valves
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 120dB at 1MHz 60dB at 16MHz 46dB at 28MHz
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W (2.5 ohm external speaker or 600 ohm headphone)

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m -
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω 200Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 Mains 100-260 VAC mains or 6V DC vibrator pack
Current RX ? Max 350 W 100VA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1949 and 1950 in USA
Dimensions ? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
488 × 280 × 488 mm
(19.21 × 11.02 × 19.21 in)
Weight ? 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 45.00 kg (99.3 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 ? ? BFO, Main Tuning Dial, Veneir Tuning Dial, Tuning Lock, Antenna Trimmer, HF/TONE Adjustment, Crystal Phasing, Selectivity , RF GAIN, AF GAIN, Diversity IF GAIN, Noise Limiter, VC.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000300 KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS RCA-SC-000088