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Handheld UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
25-87 / 137-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   FM  
Sensitivity ? Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
VHF: 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: ~380 MHz
2nd: 21.3 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion 400 mW at ?% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK   -
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W Max 100/100/100/50 W -

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + N-type BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 13.8V DC +/-15% 2.4-3 V DC (2×R6/AA Alkaline or NiMH batteries)
Current RX 20-100 mA Squelched 2.6 A 90-290 mA
TX Max 2 A Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 2014 Between 20xx and 20xx in Vietnam
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
68 × 115 × 32 mm
(2.68 × 4.53 × 1.26 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 165 gr (5.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) 80 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. Backlit display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000405E KENWOOD-TS-B002000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-UBC000069XLT-2