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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
QRP HF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±5 p.p.m. ≥ 0.5 p.p.m. after warm-up (5 minutes)
Tuning steps ? ? 1 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 100 kHz - 30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ≥ 0.45 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 50 / 10 / 5 W 5 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC ±15% 12-14 V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 1.2 A max 350 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 13 A max 1.2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 2017 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
97 × 40 × 155 mm
(3.82 × 1.57 × 6.10 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 650 gr (1.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 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. Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX RIT
CW Keyer
Compatible with Ham Radio Deluxe
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) KENWOOD-TM-D000710A XIEGU-X000001M