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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz ?
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tube driver and final ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? HF: 100 W (AM: 40 W), 6 m: 50 W (AM: 20 W) ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX - Max 2.5 A ?
TX ? Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 328 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.91 in)
?
Weight ? 6.90 kg (15.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D KENWOOD-TS-000690S MILITARY-BC-000404