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Mobile VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 77.5-80 MHz (410-412.5 MHz Hi band converter option: DLS-410) 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.3 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system Double-conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 450 mW 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations - FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX ? 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 3 A max
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 198x and 198x in Sweden Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 120 × 40 × 180 mm
(4.72 × 1.57 × 7.09 in)
54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 650 gr (1.4 lbs) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

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 TNC
APRS
DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN DLS-000160 KENWOOD-TH-D000007E KENWOOD-TS-000890S