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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
2m/440 Transceiver APRS | TNC | Echolink ready | GPS

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ≤ 10 p.p.m. ≤ 0.5 p.p.m. with SO-2 ±5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 3.5 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 2.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
1.5-1.7 MHz: 0.35 µV
1.7-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) AM: 5 kHz (-6 dB), 40 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
-6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/SSB/CW) / Triple (FM) conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 73.045 MHz
2nd: 10.695 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 2 Watts 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   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: 100 W, Medium: 50 W, Low: 10 W 50 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8 V DC ±15% 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 1.45 A 1.2 A max
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 20.5 A 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1993 and 199x in USA Between 201x and 201x
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
179 × 60 × 233 mm
(7.05 × 2.36 × 9.17 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 2.90 kg (6.4 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 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". Dual VFO's, 100 memories, AIP, RIT, IF shift, AGC and TF-set GPS
APRS
Dual Receive on Same Band (VxV, UxU)
EchoLink
Invertible Front Panel
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TS-000050S KENWOOD-TM-D000710G