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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. (–10° C to +60° C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5, 10, 12.5, 15, 20, 25, 50, 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 137-174 MHz ?
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   -
Sensitivity ? 0.2 μV for 12 dB SINAD (137-140 MHz, NFM)
0.16 μV for 12 dB SINAD (140-150 MHz, NFM)
0.2 μV TYP for 12 dB SINAD (150-174 MHz, NFM)
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Selectivity ? NFM, AM 12 kHz / 35 kHz (–6 dB / –60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 700 mW @ 16 Ω for 10 % THD (@ 7.5 V) Internal SP ?

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz 2m
144-146 MHz (Europe)
160-10m
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W, El: 20 mW 5 / 2 / 0.5 W 4 kW (5kW max)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 7.2V DC (6.0~16 V) Mains
Current RX Max 65 mA 45 mA typical ?
TX Max 2 A 1.5 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 1355 × 295 mm
(2.28 × 53.35 × 11.61 in)
60 × 120 × 32 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.26 in)
320 × 167.5 × 107 mm
(12.60 × 6.59 × 4.21 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-10, antenna and handstrap 390 gr (13.8 oz) with FNB-83 and antenna 109.50 kg (241.6 lbs) Floor console + control unit
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 210 channels in 1 bank(s) 6 channels in bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Dual watch
ARTS
Submersible (IPX7 specs)
RS232C
USB
SteppIR interface
6 × antenna switch
3cx3000a7 triode power tube
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000046E YAESU-VX-000120 KOJINSHA-KL-000001