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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 1 kHz per °C temperature change after 15 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m + WWV 150-180 / 180-220 / 220-270 / 270-330 / 330-400 / 400-500 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 10 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? Passband tuning from 300 to 2400 Hz 20 kHz @ -6 dB / 50 kHz @ -20 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 50 MHz
2nd: 5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 160-10 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 30 mW SSB/CW: 100 W, AM/FM: 80 W ?

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5-16V DC 13.8V DC or mains Mains (100; 200; 230 V)
Current RX Max 45 mA ? 90 VA
TX Max 1.8 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx Between 1964 and 1969 in Great Britain
Dimensions 56 × 1165 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 45.87 × 9.65 in)
342 × 154 × 324 mm
(13.46 × 6.06 × 12.76 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000042E YAESU-FT-000901DM EDDYSTONE-000770U-/-MKII