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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? 7.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 144.6-148 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W 10 / 45 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
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 13.8 V DC +/- 15 %
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 700 mA 200 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 4 A max 3.7-9 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 1995 and 199x
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ? ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ? CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TS-000130V RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212