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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 25 / 50 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 108-142 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.5 µV (S/N 10dB) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 60 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 3×AA/LR6 or external 12V DC Mains
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx Between 19xx and 19xx in USA
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
58 × 127 × 36 mm
(2.28 × 5.00 × 1.42 in)
?
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 207 gr (7.3 oz) ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 30 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) YUPITERU-VT-000125-II HEATHKIT-HR-000020