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HF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.5 µV (10 dB (S+N)/N) 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity SSB/FSK: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 280 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m + WWV 15.0 MHz 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
160-6 m
Modulations CW   SSB   FSK   FM   All mode  
RF-output SSB: 300 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input), FSK: 100 W (input) 1 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 BNC SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 7.5-16V DC Mains
Current RX ? 50 mA ?
TX ? 1.3 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 197x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 320 × 140 × 320 mm
(12.60 × 5.51 × 12.60 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight 12.00 kg (26.5 lbs) 361 gr (12.7 oz) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000900 KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E HEATHKIT-SB-000630