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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? 10 p.p.m. (-10 to +50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 430-440 MHz 0.05-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? 0.050-0.531MHz (AM): 5dBμ (10dB S/N)
0.531-1.62MHz (AM): 2dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (AM): -5dBμ (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (SSB,CW): -10dBu (10dB S/N)
1.62-76MHz (FM): -15dBμ (12dB SINAD)
76-108MHz (WFM): -3dBμ (12dB SINAD)
108-136MHz (AM): -6dBμ (10dB S/N)
136-174MHz (FM): -14dBμ (12dB SINAD)
175-221.75MHz (WFM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
221.8-336MHz (AM): 0dBμ (10dB S/N)
336-475.75MHz (FM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
475.75-770MHz (WFM): -13dBμ (12dB SINAD)
770-1260MHz (FM): -9dBμ (12dB SINAD)
1260-1300MHz (FM): -6dBμ (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? AM/FM: -6dB/12 kHz or more, -60 dB / 35 kHz or less
SSB/CW: -6dB/2 kHz or more, -50 dB / 7.5 kHz or less
WFM: -6dB/180 kHz ±40 kHz, -20 dB / 470 kHz or less
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? AM/SSB/CW/FM: Triple-conversion WFM: Double-conversion AM/FM: Double-conversion
IF-freqs. ? ? AM/SSB/CW/FM
1st: 243.95MHz
2nd: 45.055MHz
3rd: 455kHz
W-FM
2nd: 10.7MHz
AM/FM
1st: 51.65MHz
2nd: 450kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   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 10 W -

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC 5.4 ~ 6V DC, Standard battery: 4.5V (AA battery), 3.7V (Lithium ion battery)
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 400 mA 130-180 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A Max 3 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1980 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
? 61 × 106 × 38 mm
(2.40 × 4.17 × 1.50 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ? 235 gr (8.3 oz) (antenna and lithium ion battery pack inclusive)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1200 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. "Sky Command II". ? - Inversion scramble decoder option (DJ-X11E only)
- CTCSS/DCS
- Bug detector
- IQ signal output that
can be used with 3rd-party software to operate as a software defined radio
- 10.7 MHz IF-output
- Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TR-009500 ALINCO-DJ-X000011