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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in 4 bands 440-450 MHz 136-173 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tubes ? ?
IF-freqs. 455 kHz ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: ? mW High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12V DC 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 196x and 196x in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 355 gr (12.5 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DTMF keyboard.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59DE KENWOOD-TH-000045AT KENWOOD-TH-K000002ET