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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile CB Transceiver
Portable HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.55 - 1.6 / 1.6 - 4.8 / 4.8 - 14.5 / 10.5 - 30 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz 520 kHz - 30 MHz / 86-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM   SSB  
Sensitivity Band A, B & C: <6 dB (10 dB S/N)
Band D: <18 dB (13 MHz), <10 dB (28 MHz)
? ?
Selectivity 10 kHz (-50 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Single conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne PLL
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 4″ Speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations - AM   -
RF-output ? 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 BNC + Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (110-120 / 220-240 V AC) 13.8 V DC Mains / 6 V DC / 4 AAA cells
Current RX 45 W ? ?
TX - ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1968 and 1969 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 201x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 381 × 178 × 254 mm
(15.00 × 7.01 × 10.00 in)
? 450 × 250 × 230 mm
(17.72 × 9.84 × 9.06 in)
Weight 8.53 kg (18.8 lbs) ? 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Bandspread on ham bands
ANL
AVC
Tubes
- ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DS SBE-TAHOE-000040 TECSUN-S-002000