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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Station Control

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 80-10m 1.8-150 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV (20 dB S/N) ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 80-10m ?
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 200W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (110/240 V AC) Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 350 × 160 × 300 mm
(13.78 × 6.30 × 11.81 in)
260 × 155 × 427 mm
(10.24 × 6.10 × 16.81 in)
Weight ? 22.00 kg (48.5 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? - Bandscope ±25/100/250 kHz
- 10 MHz Oscilloscope
- Matches many Kenwood Transceivers
- Wideband Transmission Monitor
- RTTY X-Y Tuning Meter
- Built-in 1000/1575 Hz Two-Tone Generator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000021AT YAESU-FT-000501 KENWOOD-SM-000230