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Handheld UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? requires headphones / external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 1.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 40 W, 25 W, 5 W (PEP)

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC 13.8V DC 20-32V DC (28V nominal)
Current RX Max 57 mA ? 30 W
TX Max 1.6 A ? 140 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 197x and 20xx in MEL Communications Ltd in Crawley, England
Dimensions 495 × 1158 × 378 mm
(19.49 × 45.59 × 14.88 in)
? 230 × 220 × 336 mm
(9.06 × 8.66 × 13.23 in)
Weight 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook ? 26.00 kg (57.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000048E KENWOOD-TR-009130 CLANSMAN-VRC-000321