Kenwood TK-50 L

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General

  • Manufacturer: Kenwood
  • Model: TK-50 L

Type: Receiver

  • Years of manufacture: 1965 - 1967
  • Made in: Japan
  • Color: Silver, sheet metal housing
  • Power consumption: 90 W max.
  • Dimensions: 420 x 147 x 355 mm (WxHxD)
  • Weight: 9.9 kg
  • Original price approx.: 220 US-$, 1'048 DM


Connections

  • Number of inputs:
    • Phono MM: 2 mV, 100 mV max.

Aux: 150 mV

    • Tape Play: 150 mV

Tape Play (DIN): 150 mV

    • Antenna (FM: 75, 300 ohms, MW: 300 ohms).
  • Number of outputs:
    • Tape Rec: 150 mV
    • Tape (DIN): 30 mV

Central channel output: 150 mV

    • Headphones (6.3mm jack)
    • 2 pairs of loudspeakers


Technical Data

Amplifier

  • Continuous power (at distortion):
    • 8 Ohm:
    • 4 Ohm: 2x 20 W
  • Dynamic power:
    • 8 Ohm: 2x 25 W
    • 4 Ohm: 2x 30 W
  • Total harmonic distortion: < 0.9 %
  • Attenuation factor: 20 (8 Ohm, 1 kHz)
  • Frequency response:
    • Phono, RIAA: 20 - 20'000 Hz
    • High level: 20 - 50'000 Hz, ± 1 dB
  • Signal-to-noise ratio:
    • Phono, RIAA: 60 dB

Tape HD: 60 dB

    • High level: 70 dB
  • Tone control:
    • Bass: ± 10 dB at 100 Hz

Treble: ± 10 dB at 10 kHz

  • Loudness: + 9.5 dB at 100 Hz, + 5.5 dB at 10 kHz
  • Subsonic:
  • High Filter:
  • Mute:


Tuner

  • Reception: FM, MW, LW
  • Frequencies:
    • FM: 88 - 108 MHz

MW: 525 - 1605 kHz LW: 150 - 350 kHz

  • Input sensitivity:
    • FM: 2.0µV
    • MW: 15µV

LW: 45µV

  • All other specifications for VHF
  • Frequency response: 20 - 20'000 Hz, + 1 dB
  • Distortion factor:
    • < 0.7 % (mono)
    • < 0.9 % (stereo)
  • Signal-to-noise ratio: 60 dB)
  • Channel separation: > 40 dB (1 kHz)
  • selectivity: > 48 dB
  • Co-wave selection: 2.5 dB
  • Spurious wave attenuation: > 40 dB (98 MHz)
  • Image frequency attenuation: > 55 dB (98 MHz)

IF attenuation: > 80 dB (90 MHz)

  • AM suppression: 50 dB


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Pictures[edit]

  • Picture: Kenwood TK-50 (version with FM only)

Kenwood TK-50-1.jpg


  • Excerpt from US advertisement: Kenwood TK-50

Kenwood TK-50-Werbung-1966.jpg


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