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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 2 W, Low: ? mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 0.4-0.9 A
TX - ? Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
? 175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 15 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE KENWOOD-TR-002400 KENWOOD-TR-007850