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VHF/UHF Transceiver
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Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  11m (CB)  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 ppm per degree centigrade change in ambient temperature
Tuning steps ? Channelized ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 522 - 1620 kHz / 26.965-27.405 / 87.5-108 MHz 0.5-30 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? 0.5-1.13 MHz: 6 µV
1.13-30 MHz: 3 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? 5 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-30 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? 465 kHz
Image rejection ? ? 50 dB at 1-6 MHz, 20 dB at 18 MHz
Audio output ? ? 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 4 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) -
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8 V DC 12V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? 210 mA max
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 3 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 199x and 199x Between 196x and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
178 × 50 × 160 mm
(7.01 × 1.97 × 6.30 in)
430 × 222 × 279 mm
(16.93 × 8.74 × 10.98 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 14.50 kg (32.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 120 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc) Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II" ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A ALAN-000318 EDDYSTONE-000960