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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ?
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-173 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 0.54-38.1 MHz in five bands
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz ?
Selectivity ? 2,2kHz / 1,4:1
3,5kHz / 1,38:1
4,5kHz / 1,53:1
7,0kHz / 1,41:1
?
Filters ? 2.2, 3.5, 4.5 and 7.0 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD Built-in

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + Hi-Z -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 13.8 V DC Mains (110 V AC)
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 199x and 199x in Great Britain Between 1936 and 1937 in USA
Dimensions 58 × 110 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 4.33 × 1.14 in)
253 × 109 × 204 mm
(9.96 × 4.29 × 8.03 in)
?
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. ? 11 tubes
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000002E LOWE-HF-000225E HALLICRAFTERS-SX-000011