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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
HF/VHF/UHF All Mode Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.5 p.p.m. (after 1 minute @+14 °F to +140 °F [–10 °C to +60 °C])
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
5/10 Hz (SSB, CW), 50/100 Hz (AM, FM)

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 0.3-56 / 118-164 / 420-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.158 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.125 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
AM (10 dB S+N/N, 30 % modulation @400 Hz)
28 µV (0.1 - 1.8 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
2 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
1 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
FM (12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (1.8 - 30 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.25 µV (50 - 54 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (144 - 146 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
0.18 µV (430 - 440 MHz) (RF AMP 2 “ON”)
Selectivity ? ? Mode –6 dB / –60 dB
SSB/CW (Width=2.4 kHz) 2.4 kHz or better / 3.6 kHz or less
CW-N (Width =500 Hz) 0.5 kHz or better / 750 Hz or less
AM 6 kHz or better / 15 kHz or less
FM 12 kHz or better / 30 kHz or less
FM-N 9 kHz or better / 25 kHz or less
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz 3 kHz (LSB/USB) 500 Hz (CW) 6 kHz (AM) 16 kHz (FM)
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne SSB/CW/AM: Tripe conversion FM: Double conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
69.450 MHz
9.000 MHz (SSB, CW, AM)
24 kHz (SSB, CW, AM)
450 kHz (FM)
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB or better (1.8 MHz - 50 MHz Amateur bands) 60 dB or better (144/430 MHz Amateur band)
Audio output ? 2W 2.5 W into 4 Ohms with 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
- 1.8-430 MHz (amateur bands only)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: 2 W, Low: ? mW ? HF: 5-100 W, VHF/UHF: 5-50 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 12V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 500mA 2.2 A max
TX ? - 22 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 19xx Between 1997 and 1998 in UK Between 2014 and 2016 in Japan
Dimensions ? 205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
229 × 80 × 253 mm
(9.02 × 3.15 × 9.96 in)
Weight ? 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 4.30 kg (9.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002400 FAIRHAVEN-RD000500 YAESU-FT-000991