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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.15-30 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Quadruple conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 44.93 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
4th: 100 kHz
5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 30 mW SSB: 250 W, AM: 25 W, FSK: 80 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5-16V DC Mains Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX Max 45 mA ? 90 VA
TX Max 1.8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1982 and 198x in Japan Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 56 × 1165 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 45.87 × 9.65 in)
? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Auto-AT option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000042E KENWOOD-TS-000930S EDDYSTONE-000770R