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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5 or 12.5 kHz depending on region ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
1258-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD) S/N ≤ 35 dB: 1uv
S/N ≤ 20 dB: 0.35 µV
SINAD ≤ 10%: 0.5 µV
?
Selectivity ? ± 6 kHz at -6 dB
± 16 kHz at -60 dB
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ≥ 1.5 W @ 10% THD into 8 Ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 143.000-148.995 MHz (Asia)
144.000-148.995 MHz (Europe)
1258-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 350 mW High: 25 W, Low: 3 W High: 1 W, Low: 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 13.8V DC 7.2-13.8V DC
Current RX 16-55 mA ? ?
TX ? ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1980 and 19xx Between 19xx and 199x in Japan
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
58 × 157 × 29 mm
(2.28 × 6.18 × 1.14 in)
Weight ? 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) 450 gr (15.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 14 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DRAGON-SY-000501 KDK-FM-002025 KENWOOD-TH-000055E