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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  6m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.54-31 / 48-56 MHz 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   N-FM   CW   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity ? ? AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 3.5 W, external speaker required 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 110/220V AC 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? ? 12 W
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1947 and 1950 in USA Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE)
Dimensions ? 500 × 257 × 318 mm
(19.69 × 10.12 × 12.52 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
Weight ? ? 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000047E NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000173T RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004