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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB!
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX ? Max 600 mA 2 A max
TX ? Max 11 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1997 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries ? 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? RS-232C. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000021E KENWOOD-TM-000241E TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564)