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Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range ? 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 / 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5 W @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 160-10 m 144-148 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   DMR  
RF-output 2 kW PEP SSB, 1 kW CW/RTTY (input power) High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 45-50 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC ?V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 500 mA
TX 15 A ? 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1977 and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x in China
Dimensions 123 × 107 × 265 mm
(4.84 × 4.21 × 10.43 in)
? ?
Weight 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) ? 1.02 kg (2.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 3000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TL-000922 KENWOOD-TH-000021A TYT-MD-009600