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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Communications Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 450 mW 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   FSK   GMSK   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Li-Ion
Current RX 12-100 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX Max 1.5 A 300 mA-1.7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
?
Weight 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
Micro-SD card
Digimode autodetect
IPX5 water resistant

Support for the following digital modes:
- Alinco (GMSK - AMBE)
- Apco P25 (C4FM - IMBE)
- D-Star (GMSK - AMBE)
- DCR/NXDN (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- DMR/MotoTRBO (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- dPMR (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Yaesu (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Tetra (DMO - only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000075E KENWOOD-TH-D000007E AOR-AR-DV000010