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General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 3 µV @ 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double contversion ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 55 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W 20-60 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 6-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? 17-100 mA Max 1.2 A @ 220 VAC
TX ? Max 1.8 A Max 2.5 A @ 220 VAC

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1975 and 19xx in East Germany
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
542 × 222 × 348 mm
(21.34 × 8.74 × 13.70 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 27.00 kg (59.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000021E KENWOOD-TH-000045E RFT-000215B