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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ? 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 66-88 / 108-174 / 380-512 / 806-960 MHz (Europe) 0.5-29.995 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.8-29.995 MHz: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM
0.5-1.8 MHz: 13.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
1.8-29.995 MHz: 2.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM
28.0-29.7 MHz: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW: 2.1 kHz (-6 dB), 4.0 kHz (-60 dB)
AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 32 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 69 MHz
2nd: 9 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.6 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - - AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? SSB/CW/FM: 10-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 4 A
TX - - 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? ? 330 × 111 × 285 mm
(12.99 × 4.37 × 11.22 in)
Weight ? ? 8.05 kg (17.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002039 ICOM-IC-000732