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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
HF Receiver | Solid state

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? AM: 9 or 10 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 100-180 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 0.15-30 / 87-108 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC F-type + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 2 AA or 4.5V DC via external adaptor Mains (110/220 V AC)
Current RX ? 300 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 2009 and 20xx in China Between 1971 and 1982 in USA
Dimensions 50 × 134 × 41 mm
(1.97 × 5.28 × 1.61 in)
127 × 76.2 × 30.4 mm
(5.00 × 3.00 × 1.20 in)
368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) 255 gr (9.0 oz) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 700 channels in 100 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Clock / alarm BFO
S-Meter
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000078E GRUNDIG-G000006-AVIATOR HEATHKIT-SW-000717