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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 10 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 10-80 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
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) High: 45/35 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

Antenna - 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) 11-16V DC
Current RX 30-130 mA 180 W max 0.7 A
TX Max 2 A 315 W max Max 9.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx Between 1987 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)
150 × 50 × 200 mm
(5.91 × 1.97 × 7.87 in)
Weight 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000255A KENWOOD-TS-000510 KENWOOD-TW-004100E