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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Communications receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
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
0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N 530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz 1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

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 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC Mains 10.8-16 V DC
Current RX 13-100 mA ? 750 mA
TX Max 2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2014 and 20xx
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
178 × 50 × 215 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 8.46 in)
Weight 560 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 2000 channels in 40 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Micro-USB for receiver control with command list
Support for the following digital modes:
- DMR (Digital Mobile Radio)
- dPMR (Digital Private Mobile Radio)
- D-Star
- APCO-25
- NXDN
- Yaesu Digital (System Fusion)
- Alinco Digital
- Digital-CR
- AOR G4GUO (as used in ARD9000/9800)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000415E K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 AOR-AR-DV000001