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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 2 W, Low: 400 mW AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 12-16 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1.5 A
TX - ? 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TR-003200 KENWOOD-TS-000680S