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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
1 kW Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 76-100 / 118-900 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 145 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
430 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
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Selectivity ? AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 Watts 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 10-160 m + WARC 1.8-70 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 0.3/0.3 W High: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 1 kW @ 50 W input

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) 13.8 V DC ±15% Mains, internal PSU, 200-260 V AC
Current RX 50 mA 1.45 A ?
TX 280 mA 20.5 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 2017 and 20xx in Germany
Dimensions 58 × 102 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.02 × 1.06 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
425 × 459 × 173 mm
(16.73 × 18.07 × 6.81 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 19.80 kg (43.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set Interfaces: RS-232, CI-V, USB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000007 KENWOOD-TS-000050S HILBERLING-HPA-008000B