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General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 11m
Modulations FM   All mode   AM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
1 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? 2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 11m
Modulations FM   All mode   AM  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.8-10 V DC 11-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 6 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1964 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
305 × 127 × 216 mm
(12.01 × 5.00 × 8.50 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 23 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? ? Illuminated S-Meter
Squelch control
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TR-000751E LAFAYETTE-HE-000020C