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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 0.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 144-146 MHz 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
? ≥ 0.45 µV
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 6-16V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX 45 W Max 55 mA 350 mA
TX - Max 1.5 A 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
? RIT
CW Keyer
Compatible with Ham Radio Deluxe
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TH-000026E XIEGU-X000001M