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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? Max 100/100/100/50 W 2-100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance ? 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX - Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 198x
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
?
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TS-002000 KENWOOD-TRC-000070