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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity ? AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 30 mW AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5-16V DC 12-16 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX Max 45 mA 1.5 A 80 W
TX Max 1.8 A 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 56 × 1165 × 245 mm
(2.20 × 45.87 × 9.65 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 290 gr (10.2 oz) with PB-32, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features ? IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000042E KENWOOD-TS-000680S EDDYSTONE-000730/8