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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 400-470 MHz 144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV for 20 dB S/N
FM: 0.35 µV for 20 dB QS
Selectivity ? >12 kHz (-6 dB), <28 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz @ 6 dB down, 4.1 kHz @ 60 dB down
FM: 14 kHz @ 6 dB down, 25 kHz @ 60 dB down
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tube driver and final ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.81 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz (General)
438-450 MHz (USA & Canada)
144-147 MHz (Europe)
144-149 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 35 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W SSB: 30 W (PEP input), FM/CW, High: 30 W, Low: ? W (DC input)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ? 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX - Max 600 mA 0.5 A
TX ? Max 10 A 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 1980 and 198x in Japan
Dimensions ? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
180 × 60 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.45 in)
Weight ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 61 channels in 1 bank(s) 4 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? NB, RIT
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D KENWOOD-TM-000461A YAESU-FT-000480R