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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO module
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? CW: 500 Hz SSB: 2.4 kHz
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations - - AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? ? 1-20 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) ? 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 45 W ? 500 mA
TX - ? 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
? 120 × 45 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 7.09 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
AM/FM AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS PRESIDENT-PC-000040 XIEGU-X000108G