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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Portable VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m. (or ± 500 Hz FM)
Tuning steps ? ? 10 / 100 Hz (CW, SSB)
100 / 1000 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 1.8-30 MHz (CW, SSB, AM): < 2.0 µV
20-30 MHz (FM, optional): < 0.32 µV
Selectivity ? ? CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
SSB, CW, AM: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 5.0 kHz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB, 14 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB, 19 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double/triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM, optional)
Image rejection ? 25 dB 60-70 dB
Audio output ? 1 W 1.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 440-450 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 3 W PEP ±20% SSB/CW: 1-100 W, AM: 1-25 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 60Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 18V DC (4 × 4.5 V batteries) 13.8V DC ±10%
Current RX ? 55 mA max 1.2 A
TX ? 125 mA max 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x Between 1966 and 196x in W. Germany Between 1993 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
186 × 80 × 126 mm
(7.32 × 3.15 × 4.96 in)
238 × 93 × 243 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.57 in)
Weight 260 gr (9.2 oz) with batteries 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) including batteries 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Optional TU-6 CTCSS encoder ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041AT SEMCOSET-SEMCO YAESU-FT-000840