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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) ? 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) ? 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB
Audio output ? ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W High: 45/35 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) 11-16V DC Mains (with PS-510)
Current RX 30-130 mA 700 mA 180 W max
TX Max 2 A Max 9.5 A 315 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1988 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
150 × 50 × 205 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 8.07 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
Weight 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000255A KENWOOD-TM-000721E KENWOOD-TS-000510