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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 12.5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 28-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 800-960 MHz (cellular blocked in US) 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   CW  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodynamic
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
? 1st: 4600 Hz
2nd: 467 Hz
Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - -
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC -
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) Mains Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x in Japan Between 1952 and 19xx in Italy
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
? 516 × 254 × 260 mm
(20.31 × 10.00 × 10.24 in)
Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ? 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 60 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer PC programmable
SAME weather alert
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002054 GELOSO-G-000207