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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
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 - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 11-16V DC ?
Current RX 45 W 700 mA ?
TX - Max 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
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Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 23 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TM-000721E PEARCE-SIMPSON-SUPER-LYNX