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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? < 100 Hz / hour after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.5 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 2.1 kHz @ -6 dB / 7 kHz @ -60 dB (3.395 MHz filter)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W @ 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 100 W (80-15m) 80 W (10m)

Connections

Antenna SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50-75Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external External high-voltage power supply
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1968 and 197x in USA
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
380 × 163 × 335 mm
(14.96 × 6.42 × 13.19 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 8.50 kg (18.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II" ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A HEATHKIT-HW-000100