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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz ? 10-160 m + 6 m (1.8-54 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 3.5-30 MHz -
Modulations FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 1000 W input (AM/CW/SSB) ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - -
Impedance 50Ω 50/500Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains Mains (110 / 220 V DC)
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1958 and 196x in USA Between 1962 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
500 × 750 × 840 mm
(19.69 × 29.53 × 33.07 in)
385 × 185 × 255 mm
(15.16 × 7.28 × 10.04 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 180.00 kg (397.1 lbs) 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E E.F.-JOHNSON-DESK-KILOWATT STAR-SR-000550