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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 to 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 76-100 / 118-900 MHz 10-160 m 25-225 / 400-512 / 806-824 / 850-869 / 895-960 / 1240-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 145 MHz: 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD)
430 MHz: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
? 0.4μV 25–27.995 MHz AM
0.3μV 28–53.98 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 54–71.95 MHz W-FM
0.2μV 72–75.995 MHz FM
0.4μV 76–107.9 MHz FM-B
0.3μV 108–136.9916 MHz AM
0.3μV 137–173.9875 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 174–215.95 MHz W-FM
0.3μV 216–224.98 MHz N-FM
0.3μV 400–512 MHz N-FM
0.4μV 806–960 MHz N-FM
0.5μV 1240–1300 MHz N-FM
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.7 to 380.8 MHz
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 320 mW, 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Asia) 10-160 m -
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 0.3/0.3 W 100 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 2.4-3V DC (2R6/AA) Mains 3V DC (3×AA), 12V DC external
Current RX 50 mA ? 500 mA
TX 280 mA ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2003 and 200x Between 1966 and 19xx in Great Britain Between 2004 and 20xx
Dimensions 58 × 102 × 27 mm
(2.28 × 4.02 × 1.06 in)
? 61 × 136 × 31 mm
(2.40 × 5.35 × 1.22 in)
Weight 160 gr (5.6 oz) with batteries ? 168 gr (5.9 oz)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None 9000 channels in 500 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? CTCSS / DCS
GPS connectivity
PC programmable
Trunktracker III, tracks Motorola Systems: Type I, II, II/I (hybrid), EDACS Systems (FM, NFM, and SCAT), LTR Systems
Turbo-search (300 chn/sec)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-K000007 K.W.-ELECTRONICS-VESPA-MARK-II UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000346XT