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General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? Better that 200 Hz/hour after warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 10-600 kHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 5 µV for 15 dB S/N
Selectivity ? SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
120 Hz @ -6 dB
400 Hz @ -30 dB
Filters ? ? 2 independent crystal filters + 1000 Hz audio filter
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz 720 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ≥ 75 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms Requires external speaker / headphones

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 100 W (AM: 25 W) ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75/300Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? 19 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
?
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 8 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000021AT YAESU-FT-000757GX-II EDDYSTONE-000850/4