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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? Within ±10 x 10-6 (±0.5 x 10-6 with SO-2) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 160-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 2 µV (1.750 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 1.3 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
Less than 0.25 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.25 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
SSB/CW (S+N/N 10 dB)
Less than 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz),
Less than 0.2 µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz),
Less than 0.13 µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
?
Selectivity ? AM
More than 4.0 kHz (-6dB),
Less than 20.0 kHz (-50 db)
FM
More than 12.0 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 25.0 kHz (-50 db)
SSB/CW
More than 2.2 kHz (-6 dB),
Less than 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? FM: triple superheterodyne, other: double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz(FM only)
?
Image rejection ? Greater than 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW SSB/CW/FM/FSK: 100 W; AM: 25 W ?

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC ±15% ?
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1955 and 1958 in USA
Dimensions ? 270 × 96 × 271 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.67 in)
?
Weight ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000021AT KENWOOD-TS-000570DG NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300