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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-173 MHz 50 kHz - 30 MHz 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 160-10 m + WARC
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 100 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? Max 20 A 295 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 199x and 201x Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) ? 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 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 CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DTMF keyboard. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000002ET YAESU-FT-000600 KENWOOD-TS-000530SP