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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 / 430-440 MHz 0.15-30 / 88-108 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   W-FM Stereo   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ? conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 10-160 m
Modulations FM   - CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC 4 x LR20/D + 3 x LR6/AA 13.8V DC
Current RX Max 55 mA 60-120 mA ?
TX Max 1.4 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1993 and 19xx Between 1980 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)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
Weight 330 gr (11.6 oz) with PB-13, antenna, handstrap and belt hook 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs) without batteries 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Portable Base Station

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 SANGEAN-ATS-000818 SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX