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HF Receiver
HF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 0.005%
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
26.965-27.855 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ? 6-7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-80 m
3.5-4 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.45 / 28-29.7 MHz
26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations - AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? SSB: 550 W (PEP input), CW: 360 W (input), AM: 125 W (input) 0.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains External PSU Mains
Current RX ? ? 70 mA
TX - ? 80 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 1970 and 197x Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions ? 330 × 130 × 260 mm
(12.99 × 5.12 × 10.24 in)
343 × 120 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 4.72 × 11.50 in)
Weight ? 7.30 kg (16.1 lbs) 4.53 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599S SWAN-(CUBIC)-000500CX PRESIDENT-KP-000077