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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 80-15 m 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB
4.5 kHz @ -60 dB
12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 2 W @ 10% THD 280 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 80-15 m 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
Modulations USB   LSB   FM  
RF-output 50~60 W 1 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC
Impedance 40-100Ω 50 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains or 12 V DC 7.5-16V DC
Current RX ? 50 mA
TX ? 1.3 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1966 and 1970 Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions 295 × 127 × 241 mm
(11.61 × 5.00 × 9.49 in)
62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
Weight 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 361 gr (12.7 oz)
Form factor Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None 60 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? ?
MPN SBE-SB-000034 KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E