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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
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 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
? 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ? SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 197x and 197x 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)
320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

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-TS-000900