Kenwood Receivers

Kenwood is one of the most famous, liked and reliable names in the list of the companies, which manufacture and prepare the audio and the video receivers. This great name has got its roots into the history, as a real effort extended over the decades is responsible for the fame. In the early 1960s, The LaFayette Radio Company rebranded and sold Trio's products, unfortunately focusing on the doomed 23-channel CB radio. Kenwood introduced Japan's first FM tuner and solid state amplifier. The company introduced an amplifier with integrated audio and video signal switching in 1981. In 1984, Kenwood designed and manufactured the first anti-theft car stereo receiver. In 1986, Trio-Kenwood became Kenwood Corporation. Kenwood introduced its Sovereign line of components in 2001. The new company will be called JVC Kenwood Holdings and form October 1, 2008. Notable products and inventions.

Kenwood has offered distinct lines of HF, VHF/UHF, and portable amateur radio models. Among the product lines, the "TS" series of HF transceivers can be said to be among Kenwood's flagship products. TS-800 series -- From the late 1970s, the TS-820 was one of the first Kenwood transceivers to gain widespread acceptance in the Amateur Radio community. With the digital display installed, a TS-820 could be named a "TS-820S": all future Kenwood HF transceivers have used the "S" designation to signify presence of a digital display, though the feature has long since become standard equipment. TS-900 series -- From the mid-1980s, the TS-930S and, to a greater extent, the TS-940S represented a step-up in features, size, and cost from the 800-series models. TS-400 series -- with models including the TS-430S, TS-440S, TS-450 and TS-480, these units featured a smaller size, were operated on 12 Volts -- meaning batteries could be used -- and were suitable for use as a portable base station, such as during Amateur Radio Field Day. TS-600 series models were mainly identical to their 400 series counterparts but offered the 6 Meters band as an addition. Other series include the 100, 500, and the new 2000 series. The TS-2000 is Kenwood's current top of the line model. It includes all-mode operation on HF, 6 meters, 2 meters, 70 centimeters (420 - 450 MHz), and in the "X" model the 23 centimeters band (1.24 - 1.30 GHz). Kenwood also offers a "B" model which is a transceiver without display or controls and is completely controlled by a remote computer or a separate control unit. In 1989 the L-1000 series were launched. The L-1000 series consisted of a control amplifier, power amplifier, tuner and CD-player. TRAIT stands for Thermally Reactive Advanced Instantaneous Transistor. In 1998, Kenwood released the TrueX line of personal computer CD-ROM drives, first at the speed of 40x, then 52x and 72x. While they introduced the HD30GD9 Media Keg MP3 Player but these were offered for sale in Japan only. In 2006 Kenwood released its own high end digital HDD MP3 player.

In 2007, Kenwood introduced the HD60GD9, unlike most of the MP3 players on the market that focus on forms and extra capabilities, Kenwood's new Media Keg focuses entirely on sound quality. A few distinct features include common section, language options for Japanese, as well as English, interface options of USB2.0/1.1 and headphone terminal (phi 3.5mm) and external power source terminal etc. Kenwood speakers use different power sources like built-in lithium ion charge pond, which has a reasonable charge time, with AC adapter worth 2.5 hours and with the USB worth 5 hours. It has a liquid crystal display, i.e. 2.2 Type QVGA low temperature polysilicon TFT color liquid crystal. Its external size is measured as W61 x H104 x D17 mm, whereas the mass weighs 140 gms.