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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 8-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   W-FM   AM   FM   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.2-5 MHz: 1.3 µV
5-520 MHz: 0.6 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.7 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-370 MHz: 0.2 µV
370-520 MHz: 0.28 µV
520-1300 MHz: 0.35 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
5-160 MHz: 0.9 µV
160-370 MHz: 0.8 µV
370-1300 MHz: 1 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
FM: 8-1000 MHz: 0.5µV (SINAD 12db)
FM: 1000-1300 MHz: 1.0µV
AM: 0.5µV (S/N 10db)
WFM: 0.75µV (SINAD 12dB)
Selectivity AM/FM: 15 kHz (-6 dB)
W-FM: 110 kHz (-6 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne (WFM) Triple conversion superheterodyne (AM/FM) ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 243.95 MHz
2nd: 21.7 MHz
3dr: 450 KHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 700 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations - FM   -
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 SMA BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) or 6V DC external 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 12V DC
Current RX 20-150 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 420 mA max, 210 mA sleep mode
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2008 and 200x Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 60 × 95 × 24 mm
(2.36 × 3.74 × 0.94 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
160 × 45 × 155 mm
(6.30 × 1.77 × 6.10 in)
Weight 210 gr (7.4 oz) with antenna and batteries 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Water resistant (JIS4) Voice inverter descrambler (not in US version). Bug detector. PC-programmable. Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-MINI KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) YUPITERU-MVT-008000