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

General

HAM bands ? 70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Double contversion ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 2 W, Low: ? mW

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 6-16V DC ?V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA 17-100 mA ?
TX - Max 1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
?
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI KENWOOD-TH-000045E KENWOOD-TR-002400