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Handheld UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 70cm  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 50 Hz after 30 minutes
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous (100 Hz display resolution)

Receiver

RX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
7 fixed weather channels (162.xx MHz)
0.15-30 MHz (118-174 MHz option)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity ? 29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
108–136.975 MHz: 1.7 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.8 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
(20 dB S/N with 60% modulation for AM, 3 kHz deviation for FM)
0.4 µV 1.8-30 MHz, SSB/CW (S+N/N=10dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 6.0 kHz
SSB/CW 2.7 kHz
FM 12.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W max 1.4 Watts at 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 430-440 / 1240-1300 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5 / 1 W, Low: 0.5 / 0.1 W ? ?

Connections

Antenna - - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 5.5-16V DC 13.8V DC Mains
Current RX ? 130-400 mA ?
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 1993 in Japan
Dimensions ? 130 × 50 × 175 mm
(5.12 × 1.97 × 6.89 in)
334 × 118 × 225 mm
(13.15 × 4.65 × 8.86 in)
Weight ? 755 gr (1.7 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 50 channels in bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000089 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-002056 YAESU-FRG-008800