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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  70cm  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 440-450 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM  
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 ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz 27.005-27.135 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 100 mW

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1984 and 198x Between 1968 and 197x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
70 × 180 × 50 mm
(2.76 × 7.09 × 1.97 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries 550 gr (1.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Optional TU-6 CTCSS encoder ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TH-000041AT ZODIAC-P-000504CH