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HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF Receiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
400-479 MHz 0.5-30.5 MHz in 30 bands
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
?
Selectivity ? FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 46.35 MHz / 450khz ?
Image rejection Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ? ?
Audio output 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion 400 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm 430-440 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK   -
RF-output Max 100/100/100/50 W 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W ?

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SMA Clamps / screws
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external Mains
Current RX Squelched 2.6 A 200-450 mA Max 100 W
TX Max 20.5 A 2.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 2014 Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan Between 1964 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
483 × 222 × 400 mm
(19.02 × 8.74 × 15.75 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna 40.00 kg (88.3 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-B002000 ICOM-ID-000031E EDDYSTONE-000880/3