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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? ± 20 Hz after 1 min below 13 MHz. ± 50 Hz after 1 min > 13 MHz.
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz, 1 / 5 / 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.09-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB   RTTY   FAX  
Sensitivity ? 2µV SSB 1.8-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N)
Selectivity ? 6.0 kHz
3.0 kHz
0.5 kHz
1.0 kHz
0.5 kHz [Optional]
0.3 kHz
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Up Conversion Dual Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? > 70 dB
Audio output ? 1 Watts at 8 Ohms

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 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 24V DC or mains
Current RX Max 55 mA 36W
TX Max 1.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 199x and 199x (early nineties) Between 199x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
480 × 150 × 290 mm
(18.90 × 5.91 × 11.42 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna, and handstrap 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000026E JRC-NRD-000302A