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Mobile VHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF SDR-receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  2m  1.25m  70cm  10m  4m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz / 1 MHz 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
0.5-30 / 64-260 / 437-512 MHz
(0.15-500 kHz with limitations)
0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? HF: 0.125 µV (MDS)
108-150 MHz: 2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
UHF: 11.2-2.8 µV (12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity ? HF: 500 Hz
108-150 MHz: 15 kHz
UHF: 15 kHz
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? DSP / Single / Double conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 0.8 W into 8 ohms 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
- 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

Antenna - BNC + Hi-Z SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-18 V DC or internal Li-ion battery 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 48-310 mA
TX ? - 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1983 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in USA by Aerostream Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 141 × 39 × 183 mm
(5.55 × 1.54 × 7.20 in)
143 × 62 × 155 mm
(5.63 × 2.44 × 6.10 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 794 gr (1.8 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 64 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 ? OLED-display, 1.5" (64*128 pixels)
I-Q sampling / 32-bit DSP
HF-Spectrum Scope
PC programmable
Mini-USB jack (software update and battery charging)
CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000201A COMMRADIO-CR-000001 KENWOOD-TH-D000074