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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? - 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity ? - 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? - Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? - 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? - > 60 dB
Audio output ? - 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 / 6 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? 100 W max

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains Mains
Current RX ? - 32 W
TX ? ? 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions ? 330 × 180 × 310 mm
(12.99 × 7.09 × 12.20 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? - VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? - ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027E KENWOOD-TX-000310 KENWOOD-TS-000830M