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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? Stated as +/- 10ppm @ 25°C
Tuning steps ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on version. Can be reprogrammed by changing internal diode matrix in any multiple of 5 kHz from 5-40 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range - 143.000-148.995 MHz (A)
144.000-148.9875 MHz (E)
Modulations - FM  
RF-output ? High: 25 W, Low: 3 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - 5 pin DIN connector for some sort of a control interface unit.
3.5mm phono connector for external speaker (8Ω)

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 1 A @ 13.8 VDC 600 mA max
TX - 6.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 1980 and 198x
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) 2.25 kg (5.0 lbs) body only
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-JR-000599-CS KDK-FM-002025A/E-MK-II