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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < ±30 Hz in 1 hour typical ±3.5 kHz from -40 to +60°C
Tuning steps ? 8 Hz / 0.05 kHz 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100-180 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 0.03-30 MHz 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.5 µV SSB 2-30 Mhz 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ? 2.2 kHz 2.3 kHz -6 dB
4.0 kHz 5.9 kHz -6 dB
7.0 kHz 8.8 kHz -6 dB
10 kHz 10.5 kHz -6 dB
better than 80 dB @ ±50 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.6W 8 ohms 5% THD 50 mW into 600 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 26.000-69.950 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W ? 150 mW / 1 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SO-239 + Hi-Z BNC + Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC 10-15V DC 24V DC (21-29V DC, 32V max); 13.8V does also work 12 U2-cell batteries (NiCd)
Current RX ? ? 60 mA (24V)
TX ? - 240 mA (24V)

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 1995 and 1998 in Great Britain Between 196x and 19xx in Germany
Dimensions 50 × 134 × 41 mm
(1.97 × 5.28 × 1.61 in)
280 × 100 × 132 mm
(11.02 × 3.94 × 5.20 in)
359 × 270 × 125 mm
(14.13 × 10.63 × 4.92 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 12.80 kg (28.2 lbs) with antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 255 channels in 1 bank(s) 880 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Twin RX RS-232 ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000078E LOWE-HF-000250 MILITARY-SEM-000035