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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 23cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 Hz after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 1240-1300 MHz 10-80 + WWV m ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1260-1300 MHz 10-80 m 1.8-29.7 MHz
160-10m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W Max 100 W 30 kW @ 200 W input

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) Mains
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX ? 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
540 × 610 × 720 mm
(21.26 × 24.02 × 28.35 in)
Weight ? 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 224.00 kg (494.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout Eimac 4CX15000A/D tube
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000059 KENWOOD-TS-000120S DRESSLER-TSUNAMI-000030K