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General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 10-80 m + WARC 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? 500 Hz / 2.7 kHz roofing filters
Receiver system ? ? DSP
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX - 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1981 and 198x Between 2010 and 20xx in Singapore
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
?
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Duo color LCD (amber/green)
Antenna tuner
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TS-000130S KENWOOD-TS-000590