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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
2-1100 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 10 kHz to 500 kHz
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.9-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 8.4V DC +/- 25% Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - 400-800 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? 66 × 168 × 40 mm
(2.60 × 6.61 × 1.57 in)
?
Weight ? 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with batteries ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? Signal strength readout in dBm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599A KENWOOD-TR-002500 WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-008615