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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz - 150-4000 kHz in 4 bands
Modulations AM   FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
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 - -
Impedance 50Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains 12/24/32 V DC 9 V DC from internal batteries
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) - 100-300 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1965 and 19xx in Japan Between 1965 and 196x in Denmark
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
? 335 × 220 × 150 mm
(13.19 × 8.66 × 5.91 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ? 6.50 kg (14.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II" ? Direction Finding function on all bands
BFO
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A STAR-ST-000700 SAILOR-000046T