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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity ? SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 11-100 mA 3 A max
TX Max 1.7 A 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000215E KENWOOD-TS-000890S