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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range - 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   N-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tube driver and final ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 5-45 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 13.8 V DC
Current RX - ? 600 mA
TX ? ? 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 58 × 128 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.04 × 1.42 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D KENWOOD-TH-K000004E KENWOOD-TM-002550E