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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Marine Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-165 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.16 µV (-16 dBµ) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 28 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW into 8 Ohms ? 2.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160m + WARC 156.300-162.025 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W 1/25 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 60 mA ? ?
TX 1.5 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 49.5 × 124.7 × 38 mm
(1.95 × 4.91 × 1.50 in)
? 160 × 63 × 168 mm
(6.30 × 2.48 × 6.61 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) None 55 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features - Auto-AT option ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027A KENWOOD-TS-000930S PRESIDENT-MC-008000-DSC