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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands ? 11m (CB)  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
-6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Dual conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 26.965-27.255 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations - AM   FM  
RF-output ? 5 W 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX ? ? 1.2 A max
TX - ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 195x and 196x in USA Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions ? 157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PA output use in vehicle GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-000600 E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III KENWOOD-TM-D000710G