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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 50 cps per hour after warm up
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.03-30 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N in SSB mode
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
SSB: 2.8 kHz (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 / 438-450 MHz - 10-80 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, El: 50/50/50 mW ? AM: 100 W (input), SSB: 200 W (PEP input), CW: 200 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 25/100Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 5-7.5V DC External: 12-16V DC 10-15V DC Mains (NCX-A)
Current RX 100-170 mA (no signal) ? ?
TX 0.5-2 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1965 and 196x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.18 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
350 × 165 × 310 mm
(13.78 × 6.50 × 12.20 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with lithium-ion battery pack 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 10.40 kg (22.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 435 channels in 1 bank(s) 255 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? NCX-A Power supply / speaker
MPN KENWOOD-TH-F000006A LOWE-HF-000250E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NCX-000005-MKII