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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Station Control

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m 1.8-150 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains (with PS-510) Mains
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 180 W max ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 315 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
260 × 155 × 427 mm
(10.24 × 6.10 × 16.81 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. ? - Bandscope ±25/100/250 kHz
- 10 MHz Oscilloscope
- Matches many Kenwood Transceivers
- Wideband Transmission Monitor
- RTTY X-Y Tuning Meter
- Built-in 1000/1575 Hz Two-Tone Generator
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) KENWOOD-TS-000510 KENWOOD-SM-000230