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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? 0.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? 6 kHz @ -6 dB
30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Dual conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 26.965-27.255 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   AM  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW SSB: 25 W PEP, CW: 20 W 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC 12 V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 700 mA ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 4 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 195x and 196x in USA
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
241 × 94 × mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 0.00 in)
157 × 55 × 222 mm
(6.18 × 2.17 × 8.74 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ? 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ? PA output use in vehicle
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) KENWOOD-TS-000130V E.F.-JOHNSON-MESSENGER-III