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General

HAM bands 2m  2m  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 ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification) 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) 0.16 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 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) 13.8V DC +/- 15% Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX 30-130 mA Max 1 A 250 W max
TX Max 2 A Max 11 A 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1998 and 199x Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 180 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000255A KENWOOD-TM-G000707A KENWOOD-TS-000500