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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±50Hz over 8hrs at constant temp after 2hrs warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 430-440 MHz 1-30 MHz (down to 200 kHz with reduced sensitivity) 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? AM: 3µV EMF for 15dB S/N 30% modulation at 400Hz
CW/SSB: 1µV EMF for 15db S/N
?
Selectivity ? 0.2 / 1 / 3 / 13 kHz ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC Mains 4 x LR20/D + 3 x LR6/AA
Current RX Max 55 mA ? 60-120 mA
TX Max 1.4 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1969 and 1972 in Great Britain Between 1993 and 19xx
Dimensions 495 × 1158 × 378 mm
(19.49 × 45.59 × 14.88 in)
? 285 × 178 × 64 mm
(11.22 × 7.01 × 2.52 in)
Weight 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) without batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Portable

Other features

Memories ? ? 45 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000028E RACAL-RA-000217 SANGEAN-ATS-000818