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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 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 1.8-150 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
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Selectivity ? 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: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC Mains (with PS-510) Mains
Current RX 12-100 mA 180 W max ?
TX Max 1.5 A 315 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
260 × 155 × 427 mm
(10.24 × 6.10 × 16.81 in)
Weight 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? - 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-000075E KENWOOD-TS-000510 KENWOOD-SM-000230