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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 125 W

Connections

Antenna - SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains
Current RX 30-130 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX Max 2 A 300 mA-1.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 1964 and 19xx in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
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Weight 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000255A KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) K.W.-ELECTRONICS-002000A