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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range - 10-160 m 15 m
Modulations - CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? ? 0.25µV typical for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 4 pole crystal ladder filter (1 kHz nominal bandwidth)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superhet, JFET mixer
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 300 mW @ 4 ohms. Built-in 4" speaker in top of cabinet.

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 10-160 m 15 m
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB   -
RF-output SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W 150 W 3W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 115 / 230V AC Mains 12-14V DC
Current RX - ? 35-80mA
TX ? ? 800mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1975 and 197x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
? 152 × 70 × 152 mm
(5.98 × 2.76 × 5.98 in)
Weight ? ? 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO, built-in keyer and full QSK ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TX-000599 SIGNAL/ONE-CX-000011 TEN-TEC-001315