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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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Desktop VHF receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 30 mW 200 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 20/300Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5-16V DC Separate PSU Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX Max 45 mA ? 90 VA
TX Max 1.8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1965 and 19xx Between 1953 and 195x in Great Britain
Dimensions 56 × 1165 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 45.87 × 9.65 in)
? 425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook ? 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

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-000042E SWAN-(CUBIC)-000350 EDDYSTONE-000770R