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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with TCXO-2 option
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW (2.4 kHz): ≤ 0.25 µV
AM (6 kHz): ≤ 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): ≤ 0.5 µV
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.0 kHz @ -60 dB
2.0 kHz: 1.8 kHz @ -6 dB / 3.6 kHz @ -60 dB
500 Hz: 500 Hz @ -6 dB / 1.8 kHz @ -60 dB
250 Hz: 240 Hz @ -6 dB / 700 Hz @ -60 dB
W-AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 15 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? 500 Hz CW
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 47.21 / 10.94 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 80 dB or better
Audio output ? 2 W into 4 Ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 / 438-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, El: 50/50/50 mW 100 W (25 W AM)

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 (16.5-150)Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 5-7.5V DC External: 12-16V DC Mains
Current RX 100-170 mA (no signal) 60 VA
TX 0.5-2 A 470 VA

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 1991 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.18 in)
368 × 129 × 370 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 14.57 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with lithium-ion battery pack 13.00 kg (28.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 435 channels in 1 bank(s) 90 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-F000006A YAESU-FT-000990