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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ? 6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.525-31 MHz / 88-108 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-250 / 300-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations - AM   W-FM   SSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m - -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - -
RF-output SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 115 / 230V AC 13.8V DC or mains 12V DC
Current RX - ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1978 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
482 × 200 × 354 mm
(18.98 × 7.87 × 13.94 in)
140 × 61 × 188 mm
(5.51 × 2.40 × 7.40 in)
Weight ? 8.00 kg (17.7 lbs) less batteries 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 39000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx
TrunckTracker III (Motorola I, II, EDACS, APCO25)
PC programmable
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TX-000599 NATIONAL-/-PANASONIC-DR-000048 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000197