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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz Not applicable Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz ? 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 3.5-29.7 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 160 W (3.5-21 MHz), 140 W (28 MHz) 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.8-10 V DC 12-16V DC Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX ? ? 250 W max
TX ? 15 A 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories None None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TL-000120 KENWOOD-TS-000500