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Handheld UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) Less than ±30Hz after warm up, less than ±200Hz during warm up (60 minutes).
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY: 0.16 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
AM: 13 µV (0.5-1.6 MHz)
AM: 2 µV (1.6-30 MHz)
Selectivity ? ? SSB, CW, RTTY
More than 2.1 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 4.5 kHz/-60 dB
AM
More than 6.0 kHz/-6 dB
Less than 20 kHz/-40 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double contversion ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? 70dB
Audio output ? ? 2W@10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 12V DC
Current RX 17-100 mA 2.1A max 2A
TX Max 1.8 A ? 20A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 ? 3.80 kg (8.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 1052 channels in bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000045E ICOM-IC-000080AD ICOM-IC-000078