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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Monitoring Scope

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±2.5 p.p.m. (-20 °C ~ +60 °C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz 3.5-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) 60 mV / 1/4" deflection (horizontal and vertical)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
30 kHz (-60 dB)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double contversion Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 30.825 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 144-148 MHz ?
Modulations FM   FM   All mode  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W High: 60 W, Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC Mains (120-240 V AC)
Current RX 17-100 mA 1 A 25 W
TX Max 1.8 A 13 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x Between 1974 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
160 × 43 × 137 mm
(6.30 × 1.69 × 5.39 in)
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Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000045E KENWOOD-TM-000271A HEATHKIT-SB-000614