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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Direct Sampling SDR HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ±0.25 p.p.m. (TCXO)
Tuning steps ? 25 kHz 0.001 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 0.1-54 MHz (2 m/70 cm optional)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
Sensitivity ? ? ?
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Direct-sampling SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: CFT455F2
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m (2m / 70cm optional)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   Digital (other)   PSK31/63  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 1 W 0.1-10 / 0.1-100

Connections

Antenna BNC Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6.3-16V DC 9.6-16V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX 12-100 mA 45 mA 2 A
TX Max 1.5 A 450 mA 23 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1989 and 19xx Between 1979 and 198x in Japan Between 2019 and 20xx in USA
Dimensions 58 × 179 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 7.05 × 1.18 in)
122 × 51 × 175 mm
(4.80 × 2.01 × 6.89 in)
343 × 114 × 254 mm
(13.50 × 4.49 × 10.00 in)
Weight 520 gr (1.1 lbs) with PB-6 1.20 kg (2.6 lbs) 10*NiCd included 4.54 kg (10.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Base Station

Other features

Memories 20 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 144 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX Illuminated dial PLL: SM5104GA Modular hybrid design for easy upgrade and expansion
DSP 7" color touch
display
HDMI video output
Ethernet jack
Remote control
Single or dual panadapter
USB-jacks
RS-232C
Transverter I/O
Iambic keyer
Twin RX
Real-time clock
Built-in help system
Linux-based computing module
Accessories ? ? Comes with KDIV4 option, a second set of band-pass filters and additional direct-sampling ADC module
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000075E KENWOOD-TR-002300 ELECRAFT-K000004D