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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 150 kHz - 29.99999 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity ? SSB/CW: 0.25 µV
AM: 1 µV
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW (W)/FSK: 2.7 / 4.5 kHz
CW (N): 0.6 / 1.3 kHz
AM: 6 / 18 kHz
FM: 15 / 30 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 47.060 / 8.215 MHz / 455 kHz 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion into 4 ohms 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM  
RF-output High: 1 W, Low: 150 mW 100 W (AM: 25 W) 4 W

Connections

Antenna RCA (Tulip) SO-239 BNC + SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 2 A ?
TX ? 19 A max 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1984 and 19xx Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions ? 238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight ? 5.20 kg (11.5 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? None 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? Electronic Keyer
If Notch
IF Shift
Dual VFOs
Noise Blanker
100 Watts Output
Semi/Full Break-in CW
Attenuator
Speech Compressor
VOX
Electronic Keyer
GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000021AT YAESU-FT-000757GX-II UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885