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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 144-146 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
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
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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)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 2 W 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 11-16V DC Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX Max 1 A Max 700 mA ?
TX - Max 11 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TM-000231E HILBERLING-HPA-008000B