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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Fixed x-tal channels

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 430-440 MHz 0.15-26.1 / 87.5-108 MHz 33-47 / 152-164 / 450-470 / 470-508 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF: 0.6 µV for 20 dB quieting
UHF: 1.0 µV for 20 dB quieting
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? XTAL
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW - ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in telescopic Proprietary
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC 4LR6 or 6V DC external 6 V DC (4×AAA)
Current RX Max 57 mA ? ?
TX Max 1.6 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 198x and 199x in Japan Between 1979 and 198x
Dimensions 495 × 1158 × 378 mm
(19.49 × 45.59 × 14.88 in)
194 × 127 × 39 mm
(7.64 × 5.00 × 1.54 in)
70 × 158 × 25 mm
(2.76 × 6.22 × 0.98 in)
Weight 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 850 gr (1.9 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 125 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Mini Headphone Jack, S-Indicator, Tone, 125 Alpha Memories, Sleep, RF Gain, Record Jack, Dial Lamp, Dial Lamp Switch, Timer Tilt Bar, Two Tuning Rates, Keypad entry, Clock-Timer, Manual Tuning, Sweep, Up-Down Tune, Dial & Keypad Lock, Record Activation ?
Accessories ? - ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000048E SONY-ICF-SW000055E UNIDEN-BEARCAT-FOUR-SIX-TS