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HF Receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.15-30 MHz in 9 bands
87.5-108 / 108-136 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 N-type Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 11-16V DC ?V DC or mains
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX - Max 9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 1988 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
340 × 234 × 170 mm
(13.39 × 9.21 × 6.69 in)
Weight ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 6.40 kg (14.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599S KENWOOD-TM-000721E SONY-CRF-005090