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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 9 / 10 / 100 / 1000 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.05-35 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   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)
? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.35 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ? AM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? -50 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW AM: Max 40 W, FM: Max 50 W, SSB/CW: Max 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 6-16V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX 45 W Max 55 mA 1.5 A
TX - Max 1.5 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 1987 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 31 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
? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TH-000026E KENWOOD-TS-000140S