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Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Handheld VHF Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 136-173 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations - FM   N-FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX - ? 1.2 A max
TX ? ? 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between USA and USA Between 2003 and 200x Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions ? 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight ? 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-000032S-1 KENWOOD-TH-K000002E KENWOOD-TM-D000710G