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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Receiver | Solid state
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100-180 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 550 kHz - 30 MHz in 4 bands 100-522 / 522-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 76-108 / 118-137 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? 3 µV
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Internal speaker 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Clamps / screws Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in telescopic + 3.5mm jack
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC Mains (110/220 V AC) 6 V DC (4 × R6/AAA batteries)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1971 and 1982 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 50 × 134 × 41 mm
(1.97 × 5.28 × 1.61 in)
368 × 148 × 203 mm
(14.49 × 5.83 × 7.99 in)
188 × 116 × 31 mm
(7.40 × 4.57 × 1.22 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) 3.40 kg (7.5 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 600 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX BFO
S-Meter
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000078E HEATHKIT-SW-000717 TECSUN-PL-000680