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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 7 ppm
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-165 MHz 10-160 m 28-29.695 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.16 µV (-16 dBµ) ? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 28 kHz @ -60 dB ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB)
N-FM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 16 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 450 KHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW into 8 Ohms ? 2 W into 8 ohm at 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 10-160 m 28-29.695 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 100 W 2/5/10 W

Connections

Antenna BNC - SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 60 mA ? 400-600 mA
TX 1.5 A max ? 3 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2007 and 200x
Dimensions 49.5 × 124.7 × 38 mm
(1.95 × 4.91 × 1.50 in)
362 × 162 × 337 mm
(14.25 × 6.38 × 13.27 in)
142 × 40 × 174 mm
(5.59 × 1.57 × 6.85 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) 10.60 kg (23.4 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027A SWAN-(CUBIC)-000102-BX ALINCO-DR-000003T