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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
2m / 70cm Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 76-100 / 118-900 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.54-31 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 145 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
430 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion Single conversion below 7 MHz
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 1720 kHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.5 W 1 W, external speaker required

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 0.3/0.3 W 1/10 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + N-type -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) 13.8V DC or mains 115/230V AC
Current RX 50 mA ? ?
TX 280 mA 5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1982 and 19xx Between 1959 and 1963 in USA
Dimensions 58 × 102 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.02 × 1.06 in)
290 × 124 × 332 mm
(11.42 × 4.88 × 13.07 in)
482 × 279 × 406 mm
(18.98 × 10.98 × 15.98 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries 10.10 kg (22.3 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? RIT
Noise Blanker
Two VFOs
VOX
Digital readout to 100 Hz
IF Shift
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000007 KENWOOD-TS-000780 NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000400