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Handheld VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) ? ?

Receiver

RX-range Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
10-80 m 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double contversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - - 430-440 MHz
Modulations - - FM  
RF-output ? ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC Mains 6-16V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA ? 17-100 mA
TX - - Max 1.8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 196x and 19xx in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
? 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) ? 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 KENWOOD-JR-000310 KENWOOD-TH-000045E