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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
1 kW Solid-State HF amplifier

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz - 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations FM   - All mode  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 1 x 12BY7A driver 2 x S2001/6146B final ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 1.8-54 MHz / 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW SSB/CW: 50-100 W, AM: 25-50 W SSB: 1000 W PEP, FM/RTTY: 500W, AM: 275 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.8-10 V DC Mains 100-260 V AC
Current RX ? Max 350 W ?
TX ? ? 42 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
270 × 140 × 310 mm
(10.63 × 5.51 × 12.20 in)
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Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 12.50 kg (27.6 lbs) 12.25 kg (27.0 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 ? ? Up-gradable firmware
Color TFT touch screen
Auto band switching
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TX-000599-CS 9005800