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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  70cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps user-selectable in any steps of 5 kHz and 12.5 kHz up to 995 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.5-1300 MHz 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity N-FM: 0.5 µV or better for 12dB across most of the range.
AM: 3.0 µV or better for 10dB S/N across most of the range.
SSB: 1.5 µV or better across most of the range
Reduced sensitivity below approx. 2 MHz all modes
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Superheterodyne ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output > 100 mW @ 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 30 mW High: 2 W, Low: 400 mW

Connections

Antenna BNC - Built-in sweep
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC internal or 11-18 V DC external 5-16V DC 12V DC
Current RX 100 mA max Max 45 mA ?
TX - Max 1.8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1994 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 55 × 152 × 40 mm
(2.17 × 5.98 × 1.57 in)
56 × 1165 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 45.87 × 9.65 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) including battery pack 290 gr (10.2 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 20 channels/second 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-001500 KENWOOD-TH-000042E KENWOOD-TR-003200