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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile quad-band transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 118-174 / 430-440 MHz 26-33 / 47-54 / 108-180 / 320-512 / 750-950 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ? ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 / 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 49.95 / 38.85 kHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W @ 8 Ohm for 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 430-440 MHz 29 / 50 / 144 / 430 MHz bands
Modulations FM   FM   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW 5 / 10 / 20 / 50 W (UHF: 40 W)

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 7.2-16V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX ? Max 57 mA 500 mA
TX ? Max 1.6 A 8.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1992 and 199x Between 2013 and 20xx
Dimensions ? 495 × 1158 × 378 mm
(19.49 × 45.59 × 14.88 in)
140 × 41.5 × 168 mm
(5.51 × 1.63 × 6.61 in)
Weight ? 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 800 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000021AT KENWOOD-TH-000048E TYT-TH-009800