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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Spectrum Display
Mobile QRP HF/50/144/430 MHz D-Star Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  None  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-165 MHz ? 0.5-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.16 µV (-16 dBµ) ? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 28 kHz @ -60 dB ? FM: ± 5 kHz
N-FM: ± 2.5 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? RF Direct Sampling (Down conversion sampling for >25 MHz)
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW into 8 Ohms ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz ? 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm (also 4 m for Europe)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   FM   N-FM   USB   LSB   D-STAR   RTTY  
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W ? 5-10 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC ? 13.8V DC external or 7.2 V DC Li-Ion battery
Current RX 60 mA ? ?
TX 1.5 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 2010 and 201x in USA Between 2020 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 49.5 × 124.7 × 38 mm
(1.95 × 4.91 × 1.50 in)
? 200 × 80 × 85 mm
(7.87 × 3.15 × 3.35 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) None 10000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? 4.3" touch screen color display
Spectrum scope and waterfall
Micro SD card slot
Voice recorder
Built-in Bluetooth, WLAN and GPS (with logger)
Accessories - ? Not specified
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027A ELECRAFT-P000003 ICOM-IC-000705