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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Contesting CW Sending Machine

General

HAM bands ? 2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. -
Tuning steps ? ? -

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   -
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) -
Selectivity ? 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 ? ? -
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion -

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? 5-45 W -

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC Mains
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX - 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
?
Weight ? 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL -
Accessories ? ? -
MPN KENWOOD-R-000600 KENWOOD-TM-002550E HOMEBREW-K000004PB-CW-SENDIN-MACHINE-2048