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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz General coverage 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W Max 200 W (AM: 75 W) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 16-100 mA ? 90 VA
TX Max 1.2 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000025E YAESU-FTDX-009000-CONTEST EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II