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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? ? 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 50-54 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 1.5 µV
50 MHz: 3 µV
144 MHz: 3 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N):
1.8-28 MHz: 0.25 µV
50 MHz: 0.5 µV
144 MHz: 0.5 µV
? 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 12 kHz (60 dB)
FM: 20 kHz (-6 dB), 120 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
? better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output ? 90 W 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX Max 1 A ? 60 mA (24V)
TX - ? 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TS-000060S MILITARY-SEM-000035