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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) - 27.425-27.495 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   - FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Tube driver and final ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m 27.425-27.495 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? ? 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains ? ?
Current RX Max 1 A - ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1976 and 1979
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? 86 × 250 × 62 mm
(3.39 × 9.84 × 2.44 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 835 gr (1.8 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-T-000599D ZODIAC-P-002706FM