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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Base Station Amateur HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
? 545 kHz - 33 MHz with plug-in coils
Modulations FM   - AM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? XTAL-filter was added in later versions
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 280 mW ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
160-10m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 1 / 5 W 4 kW (5kW max) ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + SO-239 Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.5-16V DC Mains Mains
Current RX 50 mA ? ?
TX 1.3 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 1932 and 1935 in USA
Dimensions 62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
320 × 167.5 × 107 mm
(12.60 × 6.59 × 4.21 in)
527 × 241 × 349 mm
(20.75 × 9.49 × 13.74 in)
Weight 361 gr (12.7 oz) 109.50 kg (241.6 lbs) Floor console + control unit ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS RS232C
USB
SteppIR interface
6 × antenna switch
3cx3000a7 triode power tube
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E KOJINSHA-KL-000001 HAMMARLUND-COMET-PRO