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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands ? 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   - AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 10-160 m (10-11-12m blocked in USA version) 1.8-30 MHz
Modulations - All mode   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output ? SSB: 1200W PEP, CW: 1200W, AM: 550W, FSK: 600W (100 W drive) 15 / 25 / 50 / 100W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
390 × 130 × 400 mm
(15.35 × 5.12 × 15.75 in)
?
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 30.00 kg (66.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Base Station Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 80 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? ? Large LCD
Internal and external antenna tuner options
Data Communications capable up to 300 bps AFSK / FSK
Optional Selective Call System (with optional KPE-1)
VOX capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE YAESU-FL-007000 KENWOOD-TRC-000080