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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Transceiver
8 Band - 20 W SSB/CW Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC) 
Freq. stability ? ? 0.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Tuning steps ? Channelized 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 2-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 9 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Large built-in speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz 3.5-4 / 5.3305-5.4035 / 7.0-7.3 / 10.1-10.15 / 14.0-14.35 / 18.068-18.168 / 21.0-21.45 / 24.89-24.99
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW 3.5 W SSB: 0.3-20 W, CW: 0.3-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC ? 12-12.6 V DC
Current RX Max 55 mA ? 320 mA max
TX Max 1.5 A ? 2.7 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 1984 and 1988 Between 201x and 201x in Canada
Dimensions 58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
170 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.69 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
180 × 58 × 200 mm
(7.09 × 2.28 × 7.87 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Kit

Other features

Memories ? 23 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PA function ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000026E ZODIAC-M-005123 YOUKITS-TJ000005A