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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-173 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? FM: 0.22 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? XTAL Single/double/triple/quadruple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695/75.925/287.175 MHz
2nd: 0.455/10.695/41.415 MHz
3rd: -/0.455/10.695 MHz
4th: -/-/455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W / 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
1240-1300 MHz option
Modulations FM   N-FM   FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W 10 W FM: 45/40 W, SSB/CW: 35/30 W, 23cm: 10 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239 + N-type
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX ? 350 mA 2.5 A
TX ? 2.3 A Max 15 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx Between 1988 and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
170 × 60 × 230 mm
(6.69 × 2.36 × 9.06 in)
342 × 134 × 369 mm
(13.46 × 5.28 × 14.53 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 9.20 kg (20.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. ? Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000002E KENWOOD-TR-007100 KENWOOD-TS-000790E