R-599

Name: Kenwood R-599 receiver
Brand: Kenwood
SKU: R-599
Price: 129.00 USD
Availability: OnlineOnly

Specifications

Prices

Amateur radio receiver covering 160 / 80 / 40 / 20 / 15 / 10-meters band plus 10 MHz, for standard frequency station WWV, and as option converters for 2 and 6-m band. Modes of reception include CW, SSB, AM and FM. Features: preselector filter, RF attenuator, RIT, oscillator with space for 5 channel crystals, squelch, switchable AGC, 25/100 kHz marker calibrator. Semiconductors: 25 transistors, 6 FET, 1 IC, 36 diodes. Ideated in Japan, year of introduction 1970.

Reference market : amateur-radio

R-599 specifications

General

Frequency coverage
1.8000 ~ 2.3000 MHz (160-m) 3.5000 ~ 4.0000 MHz (80-m) 7.0000 ~ 7.5000 MHz (40-m) 10.0000 MHz [1] 14.0000 ~ 14.5000 MHz (20-m) 21.0000 ~ 21.5000 MHz (15-m) 28.0000 ~ 28.5000 MHz (10-m) 28.5000 ~ 29.1000 MHz (10-m) 29.1000 ~ 29.7000 MHz (10-m) 50.0000 ~ 53.4000 MHz (6-m) [2] 144.0000 ~ 147.4000 MHz (2-m) [3]
Mode
CW / LSB / USB / AM / FM

Receiver

Sensitivity
SSB	0.5 uV (1.8 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.5 uV (3.5 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.5 uV (7 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.5 uV (14 MHz, 10dB S/N) 0.5 uV (21 MHz, 10dB S/N) 1.5 uV (28 MHz, 10dB S/N) 1.5 uV (50 MHz, 10dB S/N) 2.0 uV (144 MHz, 10dB S/N)
AM	2.0 uV (1.8 MHz, 10dB S/N) 2.0 uV (3.5 MHz, 10dB S/N) 2.0 uV (7 MHz, 10dB S/N) 2.0 uV (14 MHz, 10dB S/N) 2.0 uV (21 MHz, 10dB S/N) 4.0 uV (28 MHz, 10dB S/N) 2.0 uV (50 MHz, 10dB S/N) 3.0 uV (144 MHz, 10dB S/N)
Selectivity
CW	>500 Hz (-6dB) <1500 Hz (-60dB)
SSB	>2.2 kHz (-6dB) <5.0 kHz (-60dB)
AM	>5.0 kHz (-6dB) <10.0 kHz (-60dB)
FM	>20 kHz (-6dB) <80 kHz (-20dB)
RF attenuator
20 / 40 / 60 dB
Image rejection
>50 dB
IF rejection
>50 dB
AGC (Automatic Gain Control)
Slow, fast
Frequency stability
±2 kHz for 60' after 1' warm-up ±100 Hz after 15' warm-up
IF (Intermediate Frequency)
1°	8.295 ~ 8.895 MHz
2°	3.395 MHz

Features

Antenna
SO239 50~75Ω SO239 50Ω [2] SO239 50Ω [3]
Power supply
100/117 220/240 VAC 12~15 VDC external source
Power consumption
<15W (VAC) <1A (13.8 VDC)
Audio power
1 W on 4~16Ω
Audio output
Jack 6.35 mm (headphone)
Connections
Screw terminals (8Ω Speaker) 16-pin socket (Remote / T-559 TX connection)

Mechanical and environmental data

Dimensions
257 (W) x 139 (H) x 310 (D) mm
Weight
5.6 kg

For reception of the WWV standard signal.
With CC-69 converter installed.
With CC-29 converter installed.

Kenwood R-599 vs R-599A/D/S :

The Kenwood's base model R-599, first introduced in 1970, was upgraded with the R-599A R-599D R-599S models few years later. New features include the illuminated VFO and a Noise Blanker.

R-599 chassis :

Trio Kenwood R-599 chassis bottom view

R-599 price

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Price	Date	Condition
USD 129.00	2021-dec	Second Hand Tested and in good condition. On the back there is a small damage

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