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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.17 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 14 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? >70 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 180 mW, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe) -
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 High: 25/25 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC +/- 15% 4.8 / 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 600 mA (no input signal) ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A Max 7.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1994 and 199x
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
161 × 60 × 217 mm
(6.34 × 2.36 × 8.54 in)
64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 357 gr (12.6 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. ? TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) KENWOOD-TW-004000 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT