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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tube driver and final ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? Max 100/100/100/50 W 2-100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC +/-15% 13.8V DC
Current RX - Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX ? Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 198x
Dimensions ? 281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
?
Weight ? 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D KENWOOD-TS-002000 KENWOOD-TRC-000070