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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
? ?
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 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 6-16V DC ?
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 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
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Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
? AM/FM
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TH-000026E PRESIDENT-PC-000040