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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF/SHF Scanner / receiver
Station Control

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 1 Hz to 999.999 kHz (2 Hz above 3 GHz) ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.009-3700 MHz (not guaranteed below 40 kHz) 160-6 m
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   TV   All mode  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N, 6 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 15 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 10 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 7 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 4 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 2 µV
25-2750 MHz: 1 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 1.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD, 15 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 0.4 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.6 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 0.6 µV
3150-4600 MHz: 0.5 µV
4600-5800 MHz: 0.7 µV
5800-6000 MHz: 1.5 µV
WFM (12 dB SINAD, 200 kHz BPF)
25-2750 MHz: 1.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 2.5 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 3.5 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N, 3 kHz BPF)
0.04-0.05 MHz: 6 µV
0.05-0.06 MHz: 4 µV
0.06-0.07 MHz: 3 µV
0.08-0.1 MHz: 1.5 µV
0.1-25 MHz: 0.7 µV
25-2750 MHz: 0.5 µV
2750-3000 MHz: 0.7 µV
3000-3150 MHz: 1.5 µV
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Selectivity ? 200 Hz / 500 Hz / 3 kHz / 6 kHz / 15 kHz / 30 kHz / 100 kHz / 200 kHz / 300 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single (9 kHz-25 MHz) / double (25-220 MHz) / triple (220-360 MHz) conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 1704.5 / 294.5 / 295 MHz
2nd: 45.05 / 294.5 / 45 MHz
3rd: 45.05 MHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 160-6 m
Modulations FM   - All mode  
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - N-type SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 10-16 V DC Mains
Current RX 20-100 mA 200 - 1500 mA ?
TX Max 1.7 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
220 × 97 × 304 mm
(8.66 × 3.82 × 11.97 in)
254 × 171 × 279 mm
(10.00 × 6.73 × 10.98 in)
Weight 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 2000 channels in 40 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CTCSS/PL, DCS and DTMF-decoder
DSP with auto-notch and noise reduction
Dual watch (One frequency below 25 MHz and one above 25 MHz) or ±5 MHz offset RX (VHF/UHF only)
Five VFO's
RS-232C and USB
Real-time FFT spectrum display (400 kHz to 10 MHz width)
SD memory card slot for storing received audio and extended memory management
Video output
Voice inversion descrambler
Clock
Alarm
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000205E AOR-AR-005700D HEATHKIT-SB-000630