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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-173 MHz 10-80 m 1.5-30 MHz (230 – 530 kHz optional)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5µV (10dB S/N) CW: 0.2 µV (6 dB S/N)
AM: 1.6 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB) Variable 0.3-5 kHz (–6 dB)
Formfactor -6/-60 dB: 1:4 at 5 kHz bandwidth
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion, 10 tubes
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1326 kHz
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms 2 W/4000 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W AM: 300 W, SSB: 570 W (PEP), CW: 570 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA Clamps / screws -
Impedance 50 Ω 25/100 Ω 60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal Mains Mains (110/125/220 V AC +/-10% 40-60 Hz, 65 W and 220V DC +/-10%, 85 W)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 1952 and 1957 in West Germany
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
? 552 × 356 × 340 mm
(21.73 × 14.02 × 13.39 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) ? 44.00 kg (97.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000002E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-001000 SIEMENS-000745-E303