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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 144-146 MHz 118-174 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
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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 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 6-16V DC 7.2-16V DC
Current RX 45 W Max 55 mA Max 55 mA
TX - Max 1.5 A Max 1.4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
495 × 1158 × 378 mm
(19.49 × 45.59 × 14.88 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TH-000026E KENWOOD-TH-000028E