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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Speech processor

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ?
Tuning steps ? ? N/A

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
?
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC ?
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 100 W max ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω ?
Other - - 4-pin microphone jack

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 32 W 40 mA
TX ? 295 W ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 1981 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
90 × 25 × 102 mm
(3.54 × 0.98 × 4.02 in)
Weight ? 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 400 gr (14.1 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027E KENWOOD-TS-000830M KEN PRODUCT-KP-000760