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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Receiver
SDR receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.01-30 MHz + FM broadcast band 100 Hz - 30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   USB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? AM < 1 µV
SSB < 0,3 µV
?
Selectivity ? AM
10 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
4,4 (-6 dB), 8 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB
2,0 (-6 dB), 3,4 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? Continuously adjustable
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? 80 dB+ (Typ)
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Medium: ?/?, Low: ?/? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in sweep SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12 V DC external, 8 x R20 + 2 x R6 batteries or mains 12~14 V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x Between 1981 and 1986 in Japan Between 20xx and 20xx in USA
Dimensions ? 254 × 102 × 335 mm
(10.00 × 4.02 × 13.19 in)
140 × 40 × 180 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
Weight ? 7.71 kg (17.0 lbs) 1.75 kg (3.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 42 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX S/Battery-Meter
Record Jack
Pre-selector
NB
Dial Lamp
Dial Lamp Switch
Carry Handle
Muting
RF Gain
USB 2.0
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000077E SONY-CRF-000001 RFSPACE-SDR-000014