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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF Transceiver
Handheld Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.03-56 MHz 26.690-27.280 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
50-56 MHz: 1 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.2 µV
50-56 MHz: 0.16 µV
?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB), 20 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 9 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? 10 kHz roofing ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output 450 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 26.690-27.280 MHz
Modulations FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 100 / 100 W 0.1 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC +/-10% ?
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 1 A (squelched) ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2007 and 2010 Between 197x and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
223 × 84 × 217 mm
(8.78 × 3.31 × 8.54 in)
90 × 320 × 60 mm
(3.54 × 12.60 × 2.36 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 3.60 kg (7.9 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 10 bank(s) 2 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
IF-DSP. IPO. VOX. CTCSS 10 KHz roofing filter. CW beacon feature. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E YAESU-FT-000450 MINIX-000050-T/2