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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 40m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.54-30 MHz 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Super-heterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 2215 kHz
2nd: 230 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3 W (external speaker required) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 40 m (7.0-7.3 MHz)
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W ? ~30 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 105-120V AC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 16-100 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.2 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1963 and 1964 in USA Between 197x and 197x
Dimensions 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
400 × 225 × 229 mm
(15.75 × 8.86 × 9.02 in)
220 × 80 × 230 mm
(8.66 × 3.15 × 9.06 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000025AT NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000140 SWAN-(CUBIC)-MB-000040A