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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range - 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 0.54-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations - AM   FM   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC Mains
Current RX Max 350 W ? ?
TX ? 3-5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 199x and 200x Between 196x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
?
Weight 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Repeater offset (Shift) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000120