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Handheld VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF Surveillance Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
20-80 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM ca. 0,5 μV
FM ca. 1,2 μV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
4 / 10 / 50 kHz @ -6 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
10 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output 280 mW Requires headphones or external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
-
Modulations FM   -
RF-output 1 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.5-16V DC Mains (220 V AC)
Current RX 50 mA 16 W
TX 1.3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 1980 and 198x in USA
Dimensions 62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
483 × 90 × 478 mm
(19.02 × 3.54 × 18.82 in)
Weight 361 gr (12.7 oz) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features CTCSS / DCS ?
Accessories ? DRO-290 Digital Nixie-tube display
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E WATKINS-JOHNSON-WJ-000521A-1