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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≥ 1.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (30 minutes)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 MHz (continuous)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) ? ≥ 0.45 µV
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
143.900-149 MHz (USA)
80-15m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 30-130 mA 0.4-0.9 A 500 mA
TX Max 2 A Max 6 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 2022 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
175 × 64 × 206 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.11 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories ? 15 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000255A KENWOOD-TR-007800 XIEGU-G000001M