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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Amateur Base Station Antenna tuner

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  6m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (10 m, 6 m or 23 cm options) 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   All mode  
RF-output ? High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 13.8V DC 12-14 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1.2 A 2 A
TX - Max 11.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2025 and 20xx in China
Dimensions ? 150 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
290 × 78 × 243 mm
(11.42 × 3.07 × 9.57 in)
Weight ? 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 16000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Triple RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599 KENWOOD-TM-000742E MAT-TUNER-MAT-001500PROII