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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  23cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 30-50 / 144-174 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 35/10 W, Low: 5/1 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 13.8V DC 6 V DC
Current RX 45 W ? 40-100 mA
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
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Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 4 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TM-000833S 20-0101