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Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
1.8-2.0 / 3.5-4.1 / 7-7.5 / 14-14.5 / 21-21.5 / 28-28.5 / 28.5-29.1 / 29.1-29.7 MHz
0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity ? 0.5 / 1 / 2.1 / 3.8 kHz @ -6 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 3500 / 450 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? Requires external speaker. 3 W output 700 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? 5 W max

Connections

Antenna BNC - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50-80Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC Mains 7.2 V DC
Current RX 20-100 mA ? ?
TX Max 2 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1962 and 1965 in Great Britain Between 2019 and 202x
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
407 × 215 × 332 mm
(16.02 × 8.46 × 13.07 in)
62 × 100 × 33 mm
(2.44 × 3.94 × 1.30 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 13.20 kg (29.1 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? Built-in bluetooth and GPS
APRS 1200/9600bps modem
Voice recorder
Micro SD card slot
Twin RX (V+V/V+U/U+U)
Band scope
320×240 dot matrix full color TFT touch screen
Wires-X
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000405E K.W.-ELECTRONICS-000077 YAESU-FT-000003DE