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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz 25-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
AM/FM: 1 µV (10 dB S/N)
SSB: 0.8 µV (10 dB S/N)
AM/FM
25-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM
25-1000 MHz: 3 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 15 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 225.4125 MHz
2nd: 45 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 28.0-29.7 MHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW AM/FM 1 / 4 W, SSB: 1 / 7 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 7.2-13.8 V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 50 mA Max 500 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 1.2 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 200x and 20xx Between 200x and 200x
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
63 × 169 × 39 mm
(2.48 × 6.65 × 1.54 in)
232 × 90 × 210 mm
(9.13 × 3.54 × 8.27 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 400 gr (14.1 oz) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 500 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II" ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A ALBRECHT-AE-000201S GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000225