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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 68-88 / 144-174 / 410-512 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity VHF: 1 µV,
UHF: 2 µV (20 dB S/N)
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
?
Selectivity 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 34 kHz (-60 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2 W ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW High: 45 W, Low: 5 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in telescopic + KOK1 (Motorola/DIN41585) SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 12-15 V DC or mains 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC
Current RX 10 W 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 600 mA
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A Max 9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1980 and 198x in Japan Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 1985 and 19xx
Dimensions 260 × 80 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.15 × 10.63 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight 2.40 kg (5.3 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Unknown

Other features

Memories 8 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 10 channels/second 200 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 HANDIC-000012 KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) YAESU-FT-000270RH