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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? 1500 Hz first 30 min, after that 400 Hz at room temperature
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 160-10 m 80-10 m
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 0.5µV for 10dB S/N in SSB
Selectivity ? ? SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Singel conversion with premixed crytal-controlled HF-oscillators and tunable VFO
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2W @ 3.2 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 80-10 m
(USB on 20, 15 and 10 m, LSB on 80 and 40 m)
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW ? AM: 125 W, SSB: 500 W (PEP), CW: 390 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) - Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 40-60Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ? Mains (117 or 234 V AC ±10%)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1955 and 1958 in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions ? ? 197 × 165 × 280 mm
(7.76 × 6.50 × 11.02 in)
Weight ? ? 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Full AGC
S-Meter
ALC
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000021AT NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000300 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000500