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2m / 70cm Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Single Band SSB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  40m 
Freq. stability ? ± 1.0 ppm (+25°C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33* / 9* / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 250 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 0.1–824 / 851–867 / 896–1310 (USA)
0.1–30 / 50.2–51.2 / 87.5–108 / 144–146 /
430–440 / 1240–1300 (France)
0.1–1310 MHz (Other regions)
40 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? FM (1 kHz/3.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
1.625–4.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.25 μV typical
30.000–117.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
118.000–246.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
247.000–469.995 MHz 0.18 μV typical
470.000–832.995 MHz 0.32 μV typical
833.000–1029.995 MHz 0.28 μV typical
1030.000–1309.995 MHz 0.35 μV typical
W-FM (1 kHz/52.5 kHz Dev.; 12 dB SINAD)
76.000–108.000 MHz 1.1 μV typical
175.000–221.995 MHz 1.1 μV typical
470.000–770.000 MHz 1.8 μV typical
AM (1 kHz/30% MOD.; 10 dB S/N)
0.495–4.995 MHz 1.3 μV typical
5.000–29.995 MHz 0.89 μV typical
118.000–136.000 MHz 0.63 μV typical
222.000–246.995 MHz 0.63 μV typical
247.000–329.995 MHz 0.79 μV typical
≥ 0.5 μV at 10 dB SNR
Selectivity ? AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
?
Filters ? ? about 2.0 kHz
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne Single conversion
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 266.7 MHz
2nd: 19.65 MHz (FM/AM), 19.95 MHz (W-FM)
3rd: 450 kHz (FM/AM), 750 kHz (W-FM)
8.467 MHz or 8.192 MHz, depending on the selected tuning range
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 2.5 W 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms 3.5mm connector, mono output

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 40 m
Modulations FM   CW   USB   LSB   - SSB  
RF-output 1/10 W ? 10 W PEP

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type SMA + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC or mains 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA 12~13.8 V
Current RX ? 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max) 30 mA
TX 5 A max - 2 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 19xx Between 2010 and 201x in Japan Between 2011 and 201x in China
Dimensions 290 × 124 × 332 mm
(11.42 × 4.88 × 13.07 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
153 × 97 × 40 mm
(6.02 × 3.82 × 1.57 in)
Weight 10.10 kg (22.3 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries) 500 gr (1.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 1550 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RIT
Noise Blanker
Two VFOs
VOX
Digital readout to 100 Hz
IF Shift
CTCSS & DTCS
PC-programmable via USB
Data-cloning
Build-in battery charger
Rotary frequency dial
Ferrite bar antenna for MW
Frequency shift for duplex transmissions
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TS-000780 ICOM-IC-R000006 CRKITS-KN-Q000007A