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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Headless Shortwave receiver
Handheld HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm after calibration ± 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 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.01-30 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)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity ? 0.49 µV (SSB, S+N/N=10 dB, Preamp ON, Dither OFF) 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
Selectivity ? Software Defined (>100 dB Stop Band Attenuation) AM/FM
More than 12 kHz/–9 dB
Less than 30 kHz/–60 dB
W-FM
More than 150 kHz/–6 dB
Filters ? 0-1.7, 1.7-2.1, 2.1-3.0, 3.0-4.2, 4.2-6.0, 6.0-8.4, 8.4-12.0, 12-17, 17-24, 24-32 or OFF (0-40 MHz Wide-Band Mode) ?
Receiver system ? DSP Triple conversion superheterodyne
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)
Image rejection ? 90 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 150mW at 10% distortion, 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 / 438-450 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, El: 50/50/50 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC SMA + Built-in ferrite bar
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 5-7.5V DC External: 12-16V DC 5V DC 4.5-6.3V DC or 2 R6/AA
Current RX 100-170 mA (no signal) 700 mA 30 mA (standby), 130 mA (typical), 140 mA (max)
TX 0.5-2 A - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 2007 and 20xx in Italy Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.18 in)
110 × 36 × 185 mm
(4.33 × 1.42 × 7.28 in)
58 × 86 × 29.8 mm
(2.28 × 3.39 × 1.17 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with lithium-ion battery pack 380 gr (13.4 oz) 200 gr (7.1 oz) (with supplied antenna and batteries)
Form factor Handheld Headless Handheld

Other features

Memories 435 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 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX USB 2.0 interface 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
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-F000006A PERSEUS-SDR ICOM-IC-R000006