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

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 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
0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC Mains 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX 20-100 mA ? 25-190 mA
TX Max 2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000405E K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 AOR-AR-008200D