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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. 4 p.p.m. from 1 min. to 60 min. after power on. 25° C: 1 p.p.m./hour ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 10 Hz (CW/SSB), 100 Hz (AM/FM) 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.1-56 / 76-154 / 420-470 MHz 400-479 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? FM / N-FM: 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
DV: 0.28 µV (1% BER)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz/4.5 kHz
AM: 6 kHz/20 kHz
FM: 15 kHz/30 kHz
FM-N: 9 kHz/25 kHz
SSB (option):2.3 kHz/4.7 kHz (-66 dB)
CW (option):500 Hz/2.0 kHz
FM: 55 dB
N-FM / DV: 50 dB
Filters ? SSB: 400 Hz-2600 Hz (-6 dB) ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double-Conversion Superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
1st : 68.33 MHz (SSB/CW/AM/FM);10.7 MHz (WFM)
2nd: 455 kHz
46.35 MHz / 450khz
Image rejection ? 60-70 dB ?
Audio output 450 mW 1.0 W (8 Ohms, 10% THD or less) 400 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 / 144-148 / 440-450 MHz (USA)
430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   GMSK   DV  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 1.5 W (AM) with 13.8 V external DC, 2.5 W (SSB/CW/FM) and 0.7 W (AM) with 9.6 V internal DC 5 / 2.5 / 1 / 0.1 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 8NiCd/LR6 or 13.8V DC external 5.5-7.4 V DC (Alkaline or battery pack)10-16 V DC external
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 250-450 mA 200-450 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 2.0 A 2.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2000 and 200x Between 2011 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
135 × 38 × 165 mm
(5.31 × 1.50 × 6.50 in)
58 × 95 × 26 mm
(2.28 × 3.74 × 1.02 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 1.17 kg (2.6 lbs) 225 gr (7.9 oz) with BP-271 and antenna
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1252 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
CTCSS/DCS. Spectrum scope. Alpha tags. 9K6 packet ready D-Star concept
Built-in GPS
CTCSS / DTCS
Micro SD card slot
128×96 dot-matrix display
IPX7 waterproof
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E YAESU-FT-000817 ICOM-ID-000031E