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General

HAM bands 23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
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 ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 1258-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 24-32 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   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 1258-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 24-32 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W 100 W max 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC Mains ?
Current RX ? 32 W ?
TX ? 295 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 199x in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 58 × 157 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 6.18 × 1.14 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
178 × 67 × 254 mm
(7.01 × 2.64 × 10.00 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000055E KENWOOD-TS-000830M RANGER-RCI-002950DX