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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 220-225 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output ? AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 12-16 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A 600 mA
TX - 20 A max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight ? 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599A KENWOOD-TS-000680S KENWOOD-TM-003530A