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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW: Better than 0.11 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   All mode   AM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW High: 25 W, Low: 5 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC N-type SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.8-10 V DC 11-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 1 A ?
TX ? Max 7.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 198x and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
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Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 2.50 kg (5.5 lbs) 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories None 10 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TR-000851A KENWOOD-TS-000950S