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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld Digital/Analog UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 70cm 
Freq. stability ? better than ±2 ppm +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
1.6-29.999 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 1 µV for S/N > 10 dB Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB)
28 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB: 2 kHz (-6 dB), 6 kHz (-40 dB)
AM: 10 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-55 dB)
12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 280 mW ? 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (E)
144-148 MHz (A)
1.6-29.999 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   DMR  
RF-output 1 / 5 W 5/20 W (PEP) 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna BNC BNC + Proprietary (military) SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 7.5-16V DC 24V DC (operates down to 12V DC) 7.4 V DC
Current RX 50 mA 250 mA ?
TX 1.3 A max 4 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 19xx Between 197x and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 62 × 166 × 37 mm
(2.44 × 6.54 × 1.46 in)
366 × 116 × 275 mm
(14.41 × 4.57 × 10.83 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
Weight 361 gr (12.7 oz) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs) in basic configuration 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 60 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features CTCSS / DCS ? DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000235A/E RACAL-TRA-000931 Alinco DJ-MD40