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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  23cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 1260-1300 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 1260-1300 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 1 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC - Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 13.8V DC 4LR6 or 6V DC external
Current RX 11-100 mA 180 mA ?
TX Max 1.7 A 850 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1984 and 198x Between 198x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
158 × 52 × 210 mm
(6.22 × 2.05 × 8.27 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) incl. battery and antenna 850 gr (1.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 5 channels in 1 bank(s) 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation
Accessories ? ? -
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000215E KENWOOD-TR-000050 SONY-ICF-SW000055E