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Handheld VHF Transceiver
VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 118-174 / 410-470 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: Max 5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 11-16V DC
Current RX 11-100 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 3 A
TX Max 1.7 A 300 mA-1.7 A Max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 67 × 173 × 37 mm
(2.64 × 6.81 × 1.46 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
Weight 540 gr (1.2 lbs) with PB-2 and antenna 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags. Built-in 1200bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II" Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000215E KENWOOD-TH-D000007A KENWOOD-TM-000732E