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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Base Station Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ± 0.1 p.p.m. (0 °C to + 50 °C)
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m 0.1-30 / 50-54 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? SSB (1b dB S/N): 0.5-0.13 µV
AM (10 dB S/N): 6.3-1.3 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD): 0.22 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? SSB/FSK/PSK: 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
CW: 500 Hz @ -6 dB, 1.2 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 12.0 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12.0 kHz @ -6 dB, 25.0 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? 500 Hz, 2.7 kHz, 6 kHz and 15 kHz (optional 270 Hz)
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
? 1st: 8.248 MHz
2nd: 24 kHz (FM: 36 kHz)
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW ? 1.5 W into 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC + 60 m + 6 m
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations FM   FSK   GMSK   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   Digital (other)  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ? Max 100 W (AM 25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains 13.8V DC +/- 15%
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? 3 A max
TX 300 mA-1.7 A - 22.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1963 and 19xx in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
? 410 × 158 × 387 mm
(16.14 × 6.22 × 15.24 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 ? 17.00 kg (37.5 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
? DSP
Built-in auto antenna tuner (ATU)
7 inch color screen
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E STAR-SR-000600 KENWOOD-TS-000890S