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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
FM: 0.35 µV (12 dB SINAD @ 15 kHz BW)
SSB/CW: 0.16 µV (10 dB S+N/N @ 2.4 kHz BW)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? >90 dB!
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m
Modulations FM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   FSK   AFSK  
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 0-100 W

Connections

Antenna BNC SMA RCA (Tulip)
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 12-15V DC
Current RX 11-100 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 2 A max
TX Max 1.7 A 300 mA-1.7 A 20 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 1997 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
375 × 146 × 432 mm
(14.76 × 5.75 × 17.01 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 7.25 kg (16.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. RS-232C. DSP
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000215E KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) TEN-TEC-OMNI-VI-PLUS-(000564)