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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 440-450 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 5-70 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains ?V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 1 A ? 600 mA
TX - ? 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1984 and 198x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Optional TU-6 CTCSS encoder DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TH-000041AT KENWOOD-TM-002570A