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Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ±2.5 ppm
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz ? 5 / 10 / 6.25 / 12.5 and 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
67-72 MHz (VHF Lo version)
136-174 MHz (VHF Mid version)
240-250 MHz (VHF Hi version)
350-390 MHz (UHF Lo version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
<0.2µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
? 25 or 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ≥60dB
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 67-72 MHz (VHF Lo version)
136-174 MHz (VHF Mid version)
240-250 MHz (VHF Hi version)
350-390 MHz (UHF Lo version)
400-470 MHz (UHF Mid version)
450-512 MHz (UHF Hi version)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   N-FM   W-FM  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW Max 100/100/100/50 W VHF: 5W, UHF: 4W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.8-10 V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 7.2V DC or internal Li-ion battery
Current RX ? Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX ? Max 20.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 2000 and 2014 Between 200x and 20xx in China
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
55 × 100 × 32 mm
(2.17 × 3.94 × 1.26 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 220 gr (7.8 oz) including battery
Form factor Handheld Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories None 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. Alpha tags
CTCSS / DCS
Keypad lock
PC programmable
Reverse Frequency Function (Shift)
Time-out Timer
3 selectable LCD colors
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TS-B002000 PUXING-PX-000777