Kenwood KW-30

Data

General

• Manufacturer: Trio Kenwood
• Model: KW-30
• Type: Tube receiver
• Years of manufacture: 1962 - 1964
• Made in: Japan
• Color: gold / silver, sheet metal housing
• Remote control: no
• Power consumption: 200 W max.
• Dimensions: 500 x 152 x 342 mm (WxHxD)
• Weight: 17 kg
• Original price approx.: 190 US-$, 1'100 DM

Connections

• Number of inputs:
  • Phono MM: 80 mV

Tape Play: 150 mV

• • AUX: 150 mV
  • Antenna: FM (75/300 Ohm), MW (300 Ohm)
• Number of outputs:
  • Tape Rec: 150 mV
  • Headphones (6.3 mm jack, front)
  • 1 pair of loudspeakers

Technical Data

Amplifier

• Continuous power
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 25 W (20 - 20'000 Hz)
  • 4 Ohm:
• dynamic power
  • 8 Ohm: 2x 30 W
  • 4 Ohm:
• Total harmonic distortion: 1 % (at nominal power)
• Attenuation factor: 10 (8 Ohm)
• Frequency response: 20 - 20'000 Hz
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • Phono MM: 60 dB
  • AUX, Tape: 69 dB
• Tone control:
  • Bass: ± 15 dB at 50 Hz

Treble: ± 15 dB at 10 kHz

• Loudness: + 15 / + 4 dB (50 Hz/10 kHz)
• High Filter: - 7 dB at 10 kHz
• Low Filter (Subsonic): no

Tuner

• Reception: FM, MW
• Frequencies:
  • FM: 87.5 - 108 MHz
  • MW: 525 - 1605 kHz
• Frequency response:
• Input sensitivity:
  • FM: 1.8 µV (IHF)
  • MW: 11 µV
• Distortion factor:
• Signal-to-noise ratio:
  • FM: 20 dB

MW: 20 dB

• Channel separation: 38 dB (at 1 kHz)
• Selectivity: (IHF)
• Co-wave selection:
• Spurious wave selection:
• IF attenuation:
• IF attenuation:
• AM suppression:

Comments

• Other models in the same series:
• Integrated amplifier:
• Kenwood W-24
• Kenwood W-45 A

• Tuner:
• Kenwood AF-270

• Receiver:
• Kenwood KW-25
• Kenwood KW-30
• Kenwood KW-38
• Kenwood KW-50
• Kenwood KW-60
• Kenwood KW-70
• Kenwood W-7
• Kenwood WX-400

Pictures

• Image: Kenwood KW-30

• Excerpt from US advertisement: Kenwood KW-30, KW-50, KW-70.