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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF Receiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? ?
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 3.125 / 5 / 6.25 / 7.5 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 100-180 / 300-500 / 800-1000 MHz 202-208 MHz 25-54 / 108-174 / 216-512 / 764-797 / 806-869 / 894-1300 MHz (except cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? VHF Low: 0.2 μV
VHF Aircraft (20 dBq AM): 0.5 μV
VHF High 137-174 MHz: 0.3 μV
VHF High 216-300 MHz: 0.5 μV
UHF Low 300-406MHz: 0.6 μV
UHF/UHF-T 406-512 MHz: 0.4 μV
UHF High 764-960 MHz: 0.4 μV
1240-1300 MHz: 0.5 μV
FM 12dB SINAD unless otherwise noted
Selectivity ? ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion (PLL)
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 380.8 MHz
2nd: 21.4 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: ?/? W ? ?

Connections

Antenna BNC Proprietary (military) BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. ?V DC ? 2×AA or mains
Current RX ? ? 120 mA max
TX ? - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1992 and 199x Between 194x and 194x in USA Between 2010 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 50 × 134 × 41 mm
(1.97 × 5.28 × 1.61 in)
635 × 280 × 203 mm
(25.00 × 11.02 × 7.99 in)
60 × 127 × 27 mm
(2.36 × 5.00 × 1.06 in)
Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) 45.40 kg (100.2 lbs) 190 gr (6.7 oz) without antenna and batteries
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in bank(s) @ 75 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Twin RX ? USB interface
Trunk Tracking (Motorola, EF Johnson, EDACS)
CTCSS / DCS
SAME Wx alerts
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000078E MILITARY-BC-000406 GRE-/-GRECOM-PSR-000700