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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Tubes XTAL
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   - FM  
RF-output SSB/CW/FM: 10-100W (200W input), AM: 10-40W ? 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 38 mA
TX Max 20 A - 420 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 1974 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions ? 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
Weight ? 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 32 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-000751A KENWOOD-000009R-59DE KENWOOD-TR-002200