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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  ?
Freq. stability ? ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz 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 136-174 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV (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) 7.5 kHz AM / FM
15kHz or more -6dB
Below 30kHz -40dB
W-FM
More than 180kHz -3dB
Below 470kHz -30dB

Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.4 MHz / 455 kHz ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2 W, 10% THD, 8 Ohms 90 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144.6-148 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 10 / 45 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8 V DC +/- 15 % 3×AA or 12V DC adaptor
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 200 mA 115 mW typical
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 3.7-9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x Between 2007 and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 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 Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 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 and DTMF CTCSS / DCS
1541 pre-programmed frequencies
De-scrambler
Frequency counter / bug finder
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 YUPITERU-MVT-005500