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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
6 m | 10 W | SSB

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
? AM: 0.7 µV (10 dB S/N)
FM: 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 50-54 MHz
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W High: 10 W, Low: 1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 6.3-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 45 W 12-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 1989 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
170 × 68 × 260 mm
(6.69 × 2.68 × 10.24 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS KENWOOD-TH-000075E KENWOOD-TR-009300