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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  70cm  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 25-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) 25-28: 0.4 μV
28-54: 0.2 μV
108-137: 0.4 μV
137-174: 0.2 μV
406-512:0.3 μV
806-956: 0.4 μV
(12 dB SINAD)

Close-call
25-54: 450 μV
137-174: 150 μV
406-512: 130 μV
108-137: 200 μV
806-956: 450 μV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? 1.2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.8-10 V DC 13.8V DC +/- 15% 13.8V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA (no input signal) ?
TX ? Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
132 × 41 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.61 × 5.75 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Close-call
Backlit Display
~3600 Pre-programmed channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TW-004000A UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000355C