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Handheld VHF Transceiver
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HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-165 MHz 10-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.16 µV (-16 dBµ) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 28 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW into 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 100 W 200 W (70 W AM)

Connections

Antenna BNC - -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 20/300 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC 13.8V DC Separate PSU
Current RX 60 mA ? ?
TX 1.5 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1964 and 19xx
Dimensions 49.5 × 124.7 × 38 mm
(1.95 × 4.91 × 1.50 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
?
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Unknown

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027A SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX SWAN-(CUBIC)-000400