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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour Drift less than 0.003 of 1% per °C and less than 0.003 of 1% for a 5% mains voltage change
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 19-165 MHz in 6 bands
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   W-FM   CW  
Sensitivity ? ? Better than 5 µV (S/N 15 dB)
Selectivity ? SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
AM/CW: 50 kHz @ -40 dB
N-FM: 80 kHz @ -40 dB
W-FM: 175 kHz @ -40 dB
Filters ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system ? Double-Conversion Superheterodyne Single conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
5.2 MHz
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 2.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
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Modulations FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W, El: 50/50 mW 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC ?

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC + SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 72Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 5-7.5V DC External: 12-16V DC 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external Mains (110 / 200-240 V AC)
Current RX 100-170 mA (no signal) 250-450 mA 90 VA
TX 0.5-2 A 2.0 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x Between 1963 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.18 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
425 × 222 × 346 mm
(16.73 × 8.74 × 13.62 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with lithium-ion battery pack 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) 23.60 kg (52.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 435 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-F000007E YAESU-FT-000817 EDDYSTONE-000770R-MK.-II