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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 20 Hz per °C after 30 minute warmup
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous, 17 kHz per revolution of the main tuning knob

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 76-100 / 118-900 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 145 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
430 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
<1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? ? 0.5 / 1.0 / 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? ? Double direct conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker + 1 W output @ 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW  
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 0.3/0.3 W 30-40 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 35-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) 12V DC or mains
Current RX 11-100 mA 50 mA ?
TX Max 1.7 A 280 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 197x in USA
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
58 × 102 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.02 × 1.06 in)
318 × 156 × 305 mm
(12.52 × 6.14 × 12.01 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries 7.03 kg (15.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full QSK
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000215E KENWOOD-TH-K000007 TEN-TEC-CENTURY-000021-(570)