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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave 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 Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-173 MHz 144-148 MHz 0.55-30 MHz in four bands
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? AM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.3 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? ? 4 kHz, shape factor <2
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 35 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   -
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 10 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 Mains or 12V DC 12V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1967 and 19xx Between 1976 and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
? 360 × 160 × 220 mm
(14.17 × 6.30 × 8.66 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) ? 6.00 kg (13.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DTMF keyboard. ? Noise limiter, BFO.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000002ET KENWOOD-TR-000002E MINIX-MR-000073B