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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 kHz, 1 MHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 0.5-3000 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-AM   W-AM   S-FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 3.5 µV
2-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 0.85 µV
470-1040 MHz: 0.9 µV
1040-2040 MHz: 9 µV
2040-3000 MHz: 25 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-470 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-40 dB)
? SSB/NAM
3 kHz (-6 dB), 9 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/S-FM
9 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-40 dB)
W-AM/N-FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-40 dB)
W-FM
150 kHz (-3 dB), 360 kHz (-20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 21.6 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 250 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohm ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 5.8-10 V DC 13.8V DC 4.8-6V DC (4R6/AA) or 12V DC external
Current RX ? ? 25-190 mA
TX ? ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 198x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2012 and 200x
Dimensions 57 × 120 × 28 mm
(2.24 × 4.72 × 1.10 in)
? 61 × 143 × 39 mm
(2.40 × 5.63 × 1.54 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with antenna and PB-21 23.00 kg (50.7 lbs) 217 gr (7.7 oz) without batteries and antenna
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories None ? 1000 channels in 20 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS
Voice recording on micro SD card
USB interface
Analog voice scramler decoder (inverter)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000041E KENWOOD-TS-000950S AOR-AR-008200D