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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Dual band FM Transceiver
Handheld HF/VHF Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ± 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 2.5 / 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 65-108 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.53-30.15 / 88-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   AM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ≤ 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.63 µV (S+N/N=6dB)
Selectivity ? ? AM 9.0 kHz, AM-N/SSB 4.0 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.7 MHz (SW1)
2nd: 455 kHz (SW2)
FM: 10.7 MHz
Image rejection ? ? 50-60 dB
Audio output ? 1 W 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 222-225 / 438-450 MHz 136-174 / 400-480 MHz -
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 5/5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5/0.5 W, El: 50/50/50 mW 1 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - Clamps / screws + Built-in ferrite bar + Built-in sweep
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50-70Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 5-7.5V DC External: 12-16V DC Li-ion battery 9 V DC or mains
Current RX 100-170 mA (no signal) ? ?
TX 0.5-2 A ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 2013 and 201x in China Between 1978 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.18 in)
51 × 125 × 25 mm
(2.01 × 4.92 × 0.98 in)
453 × 184 × 227 mm
(17.83 × 7.24 × 8.94 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with lithium-ion battery pack 120 gr (4.2 oz) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs) including batteries
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 435 channels in 1 bank(s) ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX VOX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-F000006A BAOFENG-GT-000003 SONY-ICF-006700W