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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
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)
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)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? Better than 60 dB
Audio output ? 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   All mode  
RF-output 100 W High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 1959 and 19xx in USA Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx
Dimensions ? 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
Weight ? 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN COLLINS-KWM-000002A KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TR-000851A