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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 0.2-30 MHz 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
?
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/1000Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) ?V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
?
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 12hr clock and timer ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TH-000059