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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C)
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double contversion ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W 100 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC Mains 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external)
Current RX 17-100 mA ? 2.1A max
TX Max 1.8 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
? 58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 1052 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000045E K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-II ICOM-IC-000080AD