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Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option
26.000-30.000 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dBSub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 26.000-30.000 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 35 W, Low: 5 W Max 100/100/100/50 W 40 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% ?
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX Max 15 A Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 1984 and 1984 in Taiwan/UK
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 216 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.50 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
?
Weight 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 7.80 kg (17.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 101 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features 9K6 packet ready. Detachable front panel DSP
Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC
Auto-AT on HF/6m
DX-Cluster functions
AM/FM/SSB/CW
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000455E KENWOOD-TS-002000 COBRA-TRANSCEIVER-MK-V