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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Shortwave transmitter

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  1.25m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 220-225 MHz 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options)
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 220-225 MHz ?
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 5-25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX ? 600 mA -
TX - 6.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
?
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TM-003530A KENWOOD-T-000599S