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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range - 136-173 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV (10 S/N)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tube driver and final ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.3 / 14-14.35 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W SSB: 260 W (PEP input), CW: 180 W (input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal Mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 1969 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
?
Weight ? 355 gr (12.5 oz) ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DTMF keyboard. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D KENWOOD-TH-K000002ET SWAN-(CUBIC)-000260-CYGNET