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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
PC-card HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.15-2600 MHz 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.5-1.5 MHz, AM: 5 µV, SSB: 0.9 µV, FM: 0.9 µV
1.5-30 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
30-1000 MHz, AM: 1 µV, SSB: 0.3 µV, FM: 0.35 µV
1000-1500 MHz, AM: 1.5 µV, SSB: 0.5 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
1500-2600 MHz, AM: 3 µV, SSB: 1 µV, FM: 0.4 µV
0.4 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) AM: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N1: 6 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N2: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
FM-N3: 50 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 230 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.5 kHz (-6 dB)
7 kHz @ -6 dB
21 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Crystal controlled single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 65 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ? 2.8 W

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC + SMA -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Drawn from ISA-bus Mains
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 200x and 200x Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
290 × 115 × mm
(11.42 × 4.53 × 0.00 in)
143 × 178 × 290 mm
(5.63 × 7.01 × 11.42 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ? 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Handheld PC-card Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. Internal ISA. DSP. Trunking option ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) WINRADIO-WR-003500I-DSP E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-II