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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 8 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 150 / 200 / 500 / 1000 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -12dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz -9dBμ
830 ~ 1000MHz -4dBμ
1000 ~ 1300MHz 0dBμ
W-FM (12dB SINAD)
30 ~ 470MHz -3dBμ
470 ~ 830MHz 0dBμ
AM (10dB S / N)
0.53 ~ 2MHz -3dBμ
2 ~ 30MHz -10dBμ
30 ~ 470MHz -6dBμ
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
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 ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 700 mA 115 mW typical
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 4 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
60 × 120 × 30 mm
(2.36 × 4.72 × 1.18 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ? 230 gr (8.1 oz) incl. battery and belt clip
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 2000 channels in 50 bank(s) @ 110 channels/second
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 / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TS-000130V YUPITERU-MVT-005500