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General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  6m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m (2m & 6m options) 50-54 MHz 30-50 / 118-174 / 406-512 / 800-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   CW   SSB   AM   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
? ?
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)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10,7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection >50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 50-54 MHz -
Modulations - FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output ? 90 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 -
Impedance 50/75 Ω 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15V DC or mains 13.8V DC 4.8V DC (4R6/AA NiCd cells) or 13.2V DC external
Current RX Max 1 A ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1994 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x (by AOR) in Japan
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
?
Weight 5.70 kg (12.6 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories ? ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599D KENWOOD-TS-000060S REGENCY-MX-004200