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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range - 440-450 MHz 76-100 / 118-900 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? 145 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
430 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Tube driver and final ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m 440-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 5 W, Low: ? mW 0.3/0.3 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ? 12V DC 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA)
Current RX - ? 50 mA
TX ? ? 280 mA

Physical

Manufactured Between 1976 and 1979 in Japan Between 1987 and 19xx Between 2003 and 200x
Dimensions ? 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
58 × 102 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.02 × 1.06 in)
Weight ? 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-T-000599D KENWOOD-TH-000045AT KENWOOD-TH-K000007