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General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? PLL (uPD2824C)
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW Max 100 W AM: 4 W, SSB: 12 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 55 mA 700 mA ?
TX Max 1.5 A 19 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 1981 and 198x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
?
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? NB/ANL
PA
Dimmer
Instant channel 9 button
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000026E KENWOOD-TS-000130S PRESIDENT-AR-000144