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Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 23cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  1.25m 
Freq. stability ? ? less than 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 1258-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 215-230 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? < 12 kHz (-6 dB)
< 24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.7 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 1258-1300 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 220-225 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W 200 W max High: 25 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-13.8V DC 13.8V DC 11-16V DC
Current RX ? ? Max 600 mA
TX ? ? Max 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 199x in Japan Between 2004 and 201x Between 1989 and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 157 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 6.18 × 1.14 in)
? 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 450 gr (15.9 oz) ? 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 14 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000055E KENWOOD-TS-000480HX KENWOOD-TM-000331A