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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) Max 100/100 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) Mains (with PS-510) 13.8V DC
Current RX 30-130 mA 180 W max ?
TX Max 2 A 315 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
Weight 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000255A KENWOOD-TS-000510 KENWOOD-TS-000570S