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Handheld VHF Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS
HANDHELD SCANNER RADIO

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-165 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 29-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-960 / 1240-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   P25  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.16 µV (-16 dBµ) 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 28 kHz @ -60 dB -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW into 8 Ohms ? 250 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W 50 / 10 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC 13.8V DC ±15% 9 V DC or batteries
Current RX 60 mA 1.2 A max ?
TX 1.5 A max 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 201x and 201x Between 2014 and 201x in USA
Dimensions 49.5 × 124.7 × 38 mm
(1.95 × 4.91 × 1.50 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
65 × 145 × 42 mm
(2.56 × 5.71 × 1.65 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 240 gr (8.5 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1800 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 55 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Trunking: Motorola I/II/III, EDACS, LTR
Spectrum sweeper
Weather channels
USB interface
CTCSS/PL
Accessories - ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027A KENWOOD-TM-D000710G WHISTLER-WS001040