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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-174 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD, between 144-148 MHz) FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 10 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 420-450 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 3.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.3 W 5 W max

Connections

Antenna - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6-9V DC (PB-43N or BT-14 battery packs) 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX 30-130 mA 200-450 mA
TX Max 2 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 120 × 39 mm
(2.28 × 4.72 × 1.54 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 259 gr (9.1 oz) with BT-14 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000255A ICOM-ID-000031A