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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld 2m Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  6m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 15 / 25 / 30 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 143.5-149 MHz 50-54 / 136-174 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than .5 µV for 20 dB quieting
Squelch: Less than .4 µV
SSB: 0.2 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? More than +/- 7.5 kHz at -6 dB
Less than +/- 15 kHz at -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double Conversion SuperHeterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
3rd: 14.5 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 325 mW at 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 143.5-149 MHz 50-54 / 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 1.5-5 / 1.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 30 / 30 mW High: 2.5 W, Low: 0.3 W 1-20/1-20 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 8.4 V DC NiCd 12-14V DC
Current RX Max 80 mA 25-180 mA 400 mA (no signal)
TX Max 1.8 A 750-375 mA Max 6 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1983 and 198x in USA Between 2000 and 200x
Dimensions 56 × 1295 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 50.98 × 9.65 in)
169 × 66 × 41 mm
(6.65 × 2.60 × 1.61 in)
216 × 70 × 222 mm
(8.50 × 2.76 × 8.74 in)
Weight 320 gr (11.3 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 496 gr (1.1 lbs) with battery pack ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 80 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Memory Lock out
Selectable Skip (stop 2 sec before resuming scan) or Hold (stop and hold) on busy frequency
Modifiable Band Scan
Selectable Power Level (300mW / 2.5 W)
Quick-Release Battery Pack
CTCSS encoder. IF-DSP with 35 built-in filters.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000079E TEN-TEC-002591 TEN-TEC-000526-(6N2)