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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
26.965-27.? MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
? 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 60 dB
Audio output 280 mW ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
26.965-27.? MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output 1 / 5 W ? W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input)

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50-75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.5-16V DC ? Mains (with PS-500AC)
Current RX 50 mA ? 250 W max
TX 1.3 A max ? 450 W max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
? 330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
Weight 361 gr (12.7 oz) ? 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS / DCS ? -
Accessories ? ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E MIDLAND-000013-885 KENWOOD-TS-000500