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HF Receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  2m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1 ppm/month, 1 Hz/°C after 15 min. warm-up at 25°C typical
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + CB (144-148 MHz / 50-54 MHz options) 144-148 MHz 10 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   USB   LSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (10 dB S/N) 0.25 µV (-118 dBm or better) for 10 dB S:N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 40.455 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB
Audio output ? 400 mW @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations - FM   USB   LSB   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK  
RF-output ? High: 3.5 W (10.8 V), Low: 0.5 W (10.8 V) 150 W (200 W high power option)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 7-12V DC (NOT 13.8V DC!) or 6 AA cells 12-15V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? Max 40 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1970 and 1975 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 1981 and 1984 in USA
Dimensions ? 64 × 178 × 51 mm
(2.52 × 7.01 × 2.01 in)
412 × 198 × 452 mm
(16.22 × 7.80 × 17.80 in)
Weight ? 450 gr (15.9 oz) with battery and antenna 22.70 kg (50.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 9 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? 1750 Hz tone
Repeater shift +/- 600 Hz
Dual VFO. Full QSK Computer control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000599S SANTEC-LS-000202A SIGNAL/ONE-MILSPEC-001030