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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-30 MHz 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
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Selectivity ? 10 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output 150 W ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 6.3-16V DC
Current RX ? 45 W 12-100 mA
TX ? - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx in Japan Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
Weight ? 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
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 JRC-JST-000135 KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TH-000075E