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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.54-30 MHz in four bands 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance ? 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6.3-16V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 12-100 mA 1.2 A max
TX - Max 1.5 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1989 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 380 × 250 × 180 mm
(14.96 × 9.84 × 7.09 in)
58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 9.30 kg (20.5 lbs) 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-000009R-59 KENWOOD-TH-000075A KENWOOD-TM-D000710E