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Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 / 25 kHz 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 25-550 / 800-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   N-FM   W-FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity AM: 1.0 µV (10 dB S/N)
N-FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1.0 µV (12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 10 kHz (-70 dB)
N-FM: 7.5 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-70 dB)
W-FM: 50 kHz (-6 dB), 250 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Triple conversion; PLL synthesizer / high level DBM Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 750 MHz
2nd: 45.03 MHz
3rd: 5.5 MHz (W-FM), 455 kHz (N-FM/AM)
1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 1 W @ 10% THD 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations - FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output ? High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-14V DC 5.8-10 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 300~500mA ? ?
TX - ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 198x in Japan Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 138 × 80 × 200 mm
(5.43 × 3.15 × 7.87 in)
57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
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Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 5 channels/second None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232
10dB Attenuator
Clock
Rotary control
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-002002 KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TS-000950S