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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps Continuous ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.2-30 MHz 430-440 MHz 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 20 µV
2-30 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S+N/N)
0.2-2 MHz: 0.2-2 MHz: 5 µV
2-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
? ?
Selectivity AM Wide: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
AM Narrow: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 48.055 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz
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Image rejection >60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 1260-1300 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 - -
Impedance 50/1000Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains (12V DC option, DCK-1) 6-16V DC ?V DC
Current RX ? Max 65 mA ?
TX - Max 2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1979 and 1985 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 300 × 115 × 218 mm
(11.81 × 4.53 × 8.58 in)
58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
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Weight 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna and handstrap ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 12hr clock and timer ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-R-001000 KENWOOD-TH-000046E KENWOOD-TH-000059