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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Power Supply with clock/timer

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  15m  11m (CB)  10m  2m  None 
Freq. stability ? ? -
Tuning steps Continuous ? -

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-30 MHz in 5 bands 144-148 MHz ?
Modulations AM   CW   FM   -
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 MHz ?
Modulations - FM   -
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW ?

Connections

Antenna - RCA (Tulip) -
Impedance 500Ω 50 Ω
Other - - Mains

Electrical

Power req. Mains 230/115 VAC ?V DC Mains in / 13.8 V DC out
Current RX ? ? ?
TX - ? 3.2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1940 and 1943 in USA Between 1984 and 19xx Between 197x and 197x in Japan
Dimensions 340 × 158 × 280 mm
(13.39 × 6.22 × 11.02 in)
? 180 × 100 × 240 mm
(7.09 × 3.94 × 9.45 in)
Weight 6.80 kg (15.0 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories None ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000200-OLDER KENWOOD-TH-000021A KENWOOD-PS-000005