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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 76-100 / 118-900 MHz 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 145 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
430 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? ≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? ? 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 10-80 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 0.3/0.3 W 100 W 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) ?V DC External high-voltage power supply
Current RX 50 mA ? ?
TX 280 mA ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 197x Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 102 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.02 × 1.06 in)
? 380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries ? 8.50 kg (18.8 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 ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000007 TEN-TEC-TRITON-IV-DIGITAL-(000544) HEATHKIT-HW-000100