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

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 406-512 MHz 0.03-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 180 mW, 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 4.8 / 13.8V DC 12V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? 300 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 1994 and 199x Between 199x and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
64 × 310 × 45 mm
(2.52 × 12.20 × 1.77 in)
180 × 65 × 170 mm
(7.09 × 2.56 × 6.69 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 357 gr (12.6 oz) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second 10 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". TURBOSEARCH Mode (300 steps per sec.) ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BC000120XLT NASA-TARGET-HF000004E