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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3500 / 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm Requires external speaker. 3 W output

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 5.8-10 V DC Mains
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain
Dimensions ? 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
Weight ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027E KENWOOD-TH-000041E K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077