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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 118-174 / 300-520 / 800-999 MHz (after modification) 0.5-30 MHz / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100/100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX 30-130 mA Max 1 A ?
TX Max 2 A Max 11 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1998 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
140 × 40 × 189 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.44 in)
270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
Weight 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 180 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. CTCSS/PL. 1K2/9K6 bd packet ready DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000255A KENWOOD-TM-G000707E KENWOOD-TS-000570S