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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? less than 100 Hz drift
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 136-174 MHz 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz -
Modulations - FM   N-FM   -
RF-output ? 65 W max ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC Mains (115/230 V AC)
Current RX Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - 14 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx in China Between 1972 and 1973 in USA
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? 440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha-numeric LCD display
NOAA weather alert
Illuminated controls
CTCSS / DCS
Solid state
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS KENWOOD-TM-000281A GALAXY-R-001530