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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz
1 / 9 / 10 / 500 kHz
1 MHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 32 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S+N/N)
0.1-0.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
0.5-1.62 MHz: 4 µV
1.62-24.5 MHz: 0.2 µV
24.5-30 MHz: 0.13 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW/FSK
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.8 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB 80 dB
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 100 W (AM 40 W)

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.8-10 V DC 11-16V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A 2 A
TX ? Max 7.5 A 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
330 × 120 × 334 mm
(12.99 × 4.72 × 13.15 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 11.00 kg (24.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 105 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Digital Signal Processing (DSP)
CTCSS/PL
Built-in keyer
AIP
VOX
Dimmer
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TR-000851A KENWOOD-TS-000850S