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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12V DC or internal batteries 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX ? ? 1 A max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 1990 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions ? 253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight ? 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 40 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027E LOWE-HF-000225 ALINCO-DX-R000008