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UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 30 kHz - 54 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.2 µV 10 dB
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 80-6 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 5-45 W 3-15 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA 700 mA
TX ? 9.5 A 4 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 198x and 198x Between 2014 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 128 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.04 × 1.42 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
?
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Unknown Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. DCL ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000004E KENWOOD-TM-002550E CHINESE-KN-000850