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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-173 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.55-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? From 14 MHz up: low
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion, all tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1650 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 600 mA ?
TX ? Max 11 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000002E KENWOOD-TM-000241E GONSET-GR-000212