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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  23cm  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 ppm ± 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 118-174 / 230-252.9 / 255.1-261.9 / 266.1-270.9 / 275.1-379.9 / 382.1-411.9 /
415.1-550 / 834.1-859.9 / 889.1-914.9 / 960.1-999.99 MHz
0.531-1300 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   DV   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
Sensitivity FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.35 µV (BER 1%)
? FM/NFM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM: 130 kHz (-6 dB), 300 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 55 dB
NFM/DV: 50 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) Single conversion superheterodyne (W-FM) ?
IF-freqs. ? 10.7 MHz (W-FM)
1st: 50.65 and 50.75 MHz (AM/FM)
2nd: 450 kHz (AM/FM)
?
Image rejection 60 dB 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 / 1260-1300 MHz 420-450 MHz
Modulations FM   DV   FM   N-FM   FM   N-FM   DV   GMSK  
RF-output High: 50 / 50 W, Medium: 15 / 15 W, Low: 2 / 2 W 0.2 - 5 W depending in settings and voltage 5 W max

Connections

Antenna - SMA SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/- 15% 7.4V DC (Li-Ion pack) or 6V DC (4*R6/AA) or 4.5-16V DC external 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack) 10-16 V DC external
Current RX ? 200 mA 200-450 mA
TX Max 12.5 A 2 A max 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan Between 2009 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 40 × 185 mm
(5.55 × 1.57 × 7.28 in)
61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 296 gr (10.4 oz) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Unknown Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 512 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Twin RX (full duplex operation support)
CTCSS / DCS
VOX
Ferrite bar for MW reception
D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TMW-000706S ALINCO-DJ-G000007E ICOM-ID-000031A