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HF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.17-30 MHz 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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 ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >50 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 144-146 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 2 W, Low: 0.4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC, mains or 8 x LR20 12-15V DC or mains 9.6-15.6V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A 45 mA
TX - - Max 700 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1976 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
Weight ? 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000300 KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TR-002200GII