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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 30-50 / 148-174 / 450-512 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - -
Modulations - - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? ? ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 12V DC Mains
Current RX Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC ? ?
TX - - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1976 and 1977 Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? ?
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 16 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS 20-165 GONSET-GR-000212