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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/6 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W 200 W max 5-70 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 16-100 mA ? 600 mA
TX Max 1.2 A ? 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2004 and 201x Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 ? 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000025AT KENWOOD-TS-000480HX KENWOOD-TM-002570A