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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld 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 ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 136-174 MHz 30-50 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz (USA)
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   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 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 BNC
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 % ?
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 200 mA ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 3.7-9 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1995 and 199x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
142 × 42 × 160 mm
(5.59 × 1.65 × 6.30 in)
?
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ? ?
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None 20 channels in 1 bank(s)
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) RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000212 RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000036