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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Portable VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 144-146 MHz 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N)
Selectivity ? ? 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 9 tubes XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 455kHz ? ?
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 ? 2 W SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 9.6-15.6V DC Mains
Current RX ? 45 mA ?
TX - Max 700 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 10×NiCd and mic included 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Portable Unknown

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz tone burst
VFO option.
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-4J KENWOOD-TR-002200GX KENWOOD-TS-000900