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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Portable VHF-FM Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 50-54 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne XTAL Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz
455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 700 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 50-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW 1 W 1-20/1-20 W

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 10.4-15.2V DC 12-14V DC
Current RX Max 80 mA 55 mA 400 mA (no signal)
TX Max 1.8 A Max 420 mA Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ?
Form factor Handheld Portable Mobile

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000079E KENWOOD-TR-002200G TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2)