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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-173 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 220-225 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
< 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 220-225 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 5-25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 12-16 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 1.5 A 600 mA
TX ? 20 A max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 3 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DTMF keyboard. IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000002ET KENWOOD-TS-000680S KENWOOD-TM-003530A