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UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m 
Freq. stability ? Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ± 90 Hz (at 25° C. for one year)
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 MHz 1-30 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   - AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   USB   LSB   DSB  
Sensitivity ? A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
<.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) SSB @ 3 kHz
Selectivity ? ? 34 bandwidths selectable from 0.3 kHz to 8 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
3rd: 12 kHz
Image rejection ? ? >60 dB typical
Audio output ? 1 W @ 5% THD 1 watt 4 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 W (depending on voltage), Medium: ? W, Low: ? W ? -

Connections

Antenna SMA - SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 75 / 2000Ω 50/450Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-16V DC external or 7.2V DC internal 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX ? 100W approx. 1.5 A
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2001 and 200x in USA
Dimensions 58 × 128 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.04 × 1.42 in)
482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
Weight 355 gr (12.5 oz) 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 5.45 kg (12.0 lbs)
Form factor Unknown Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1024 channels in 8 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. VOX. PC-programmable. Automatic Volume Control DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000004E RACAL-RA-000117 TEN-TEC-RX-000350