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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob

Receiver

RX-range - 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? <1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system Tube driver and final ? Double direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-148 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 30-40 W

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 35-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? ?V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions ? ? 318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
Weight ? ? 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D KENWOOD-TH-000021AT TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570)