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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 (and 25?) kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55-30 MHz in four bands 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-160 m
Modulations AM   CW   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.5 µV for 30 dB S/N
≤ 0.25 µV for 12 dB SINAD
?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 9 tubes Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 455kHz 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W into 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144.0-147.995 MHz
(extended range 143.900-148.995 MHz)
10-160 m
Modulations - FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? 5 / 25 W 125 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 400 mA ?
TX - 5.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 1963 in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx in Japan Between 1964 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 390 × 210 × 240 mm
(15.35 × 8.27 × 9.45 in)
147 × 51 × 198 mm
(5.79 × 2.01 × 7.80 in)
?
Weight 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-4J KENWOOD-TR-007730 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000A