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

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz Continuous 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
25-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N 25-28: 0.4 μV
28-54: 0.2 μV
108-137: 0.4 μV
137-174: 0.2 μV
406-512:0.3 μV
806-956: 0.4 μV
(12 dB SINAD)

Close-call
25-54: 450 μV
137-174: 150 μV
406-512: 130 μV
108-137: 200 μV
806-956: 450 μV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm Requires external speaker. 3 W output 1.2 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC - BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50-80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.8-10 V DC Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
132 × 41 × 146 mm
(5.20 × 1.61 × 5.75 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories None None 300 channels in bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Close-call
Backlit Display
~3600 Pre-programmed channels
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041E K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000355C