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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 550 kHz - 33.5 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity <0.16 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 11 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Single conversion ?
IF-freqs. ? 465 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 7 W 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output High: 50/50 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains (105-125 V AC) 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX ? ? 48-310 mA
TX 4-13 A - 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1946 and 194x in Seattle, Washington Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 181 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 7.13 in)
178 × 95 × 149 mm
(7.01 × 3.74 × 5.87 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features CTCSS/DCS. Digital voice recorder option. Twin RX ? 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-V000071E NORTHERN-RADIO-COMPANY-N000605-E KENWOOD-TH-D000074