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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-160 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.3 µV (10 dB S/N) < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) AM/SSB/CW: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW with optional filter: 600 Hz (-6 dB), 1.2 kHz (-60 dB)
12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 100 W 5-70 W

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50Ω 50/75 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 12V DC or mains 13.8 V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 600 mA 600 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A Max 21 A 16 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1975 and 1978 in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
? 180 × 60 × 250 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 9.84 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 ? 2.35 kg (5.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

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
? DCL
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E YAESU-FT-000101E KENWOOD-TM-002570A