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Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 10-160 m + WARC/6 m -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes DSP 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 10-80 m
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? 200 W max SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 2004 and 201x 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 ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE KENWOOD-TS-000480HX KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS