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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  23cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance ? 50Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? Max 350 W
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
? 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) ? 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TM-000833S KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS