• Country
• Japan

• Manufacturer / Brand
• Kenwood, Trio-Kenwood Inc.; Komagane

• Year
• 1978/1979

• Category
• Broadcast Receiver - or past WW2 Tuner

• Radiomuseum.org ID
• 111323

• • alternative name: Trio Corp.
  • Brand: Jennen

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• Number of Transistors
• Semiconductors present.

• Semiconductors

• Main principle
• Superheterodyne (common)

• Wave bands
• Broadcast (BC) and FM or UHF.

• Details
• Hi-Fi equipment

• Power type and voltage
• Alternating Current supply (AC) / 120; 110-120; 220-240 Volt

• Loudspeaker
• - For headphones or amp.

• Material
• Metal case

• from Radiomuseum.org
• Model: AM/FM Stereo Tuner KT-6500 - Kenwood, Trio-Kenwood Inc.;

• Shape
• Book-shelf unit.

• Dimensions (WHD)
• 430 x 149 x 372 mm / 16.9 x 5.9 x 14.6 inch

• Notes

• A hi-fi AM/FM stereo tuner with an analogue dial housed in a metal case with a silver front. Optional CB-8K walnut veneer cabinet, B-8 walnut veneer side panels or D-7 carrying handles available. With Signal and Tuning meters, FM Stereo indicator, rotary Tuning control, Selector switch (FM, AM), and rotary FM Mode switch (Mono, Auto Muting, MPX Filter). On the rear, an adjustable AM bar antenna, terminals for AM and FM antennae, RCA phono Line Output sockets and an FM De-Emphasis switch (50µs, 75µs) on the multi-voltage model.

  Specification
  FM TUNER SECTION
  Frequency Range	88 - 108 MHz
  Usable Sensitivity	10.3dBf (1.8µV)
  50 dB Quieting Sensitivity	Mono: 16.3dBf (3.6µV),  Stereo: 37.9dBf (43µV)
  Signal to Noise Ratio	Mono: 75dB, Stereo: 70dB
  Total Harmonic Distortion	Mono: 0.1% (at 1kHz), 0.15% (at 50Hz-10kHz) Stereo: 0.15% (at 1kHz), 0.3% (at 50Hz-10kHz)
  Frequency Response	30Hz-15kHz +0.2dB,-1.5dB
  Capture Ratio	1.0dB
  Alt. Channel Selectivity	75dB
  Spurious Response Ratio	80dB
  Image Response Ratio	50dB
  IF Response Ratio	95dB
  AM Suppression Ratio	65dB
  Stereo Separation	50dB (at 1kHz), 40dB (at 50Hz-10kHz)
  Sub Carrier Product Ratio	65dB
  Antenna Impedance	Balanced 300Ω, Unbalanced 75Ω
  Output Level at 1kHz 100% Mod	0.7V, 3kΩ
  AM TUNER SECTION
  Usable Sensitivity	14µV
  Signal to Noise Ratio	50dB
  Image Rejection	60dB
  Selectivity	30dB
  Total Harmonic Distortion	0.5%
  Output Level	0.12V, 15kΩ

  Power requirements
  USA and Canada  /  120V AC 60Hz
  General Export  /  110-120V, 220-240V AC 50/60Hz with voltage selector switch

  Power Consumption: 15 Watts

  Dimensions with wooden case (WHD): 455mm x 179mm x 385mm, Weight 7.8kg.

  Same as the Kenwood KT-6550 AM-FM Stereo Tuner which has a dark grey front.

• Net weight (2.2 lb = 1 kg)
• 6 kg / 13 lb 3.5 oz (13.216 lb)

• Source of data
• -- Original prospect or advert

• Mentioned in
• -- Original prospect or advert (1978-1979 Kenwood Hi-Fi Stereo catalogue as (the KT-6500))

• Literature/Schematics (1)
• - - Manufacturers Literature (Service manual Kenwood KT-6500 (KT-6550))

• Author
• Model page created by Peter Böhm. See "Data change" for further contributors.

• Other Models

• Here you find 902 models, 836 with images and 251 with schematics for wireless sets etc. In French: TSF for Télégraphie sans fil.
  All listed radios etc. from Kenwood, Trio-Kenwood Inc.; Komagane