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Shortwave transmitter
Base Station CB Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  11m (CB)  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.005% ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 26.965-27.855 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV ?
Selectivity ? 6-7 kHz @ -6 dB / 10 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.695 MHz / 455 kHz 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 2.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range ? 26.965-27.255 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output ? 0.5 W 1/25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX - 70 mA ?
TX ? 80 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 1980 and 198x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 343 × 120 × 292 mm
(13.50 × 4.72 × 11.50 in)
160 × 63 × 168 mm
(6.30 × 2.48 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 4.53 kg (10.0 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 22 channels in 1 bank(s) 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Marine / Navy
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599S PRESIDENT-KP-000077 PRESIDENT-MC-008000-DSC