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Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
100W HF / 6m SDR Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  1.25m  70cm  4m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-148 MHz 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz) 0.03-60 MHz
Modulations FM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity ? N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
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Filters ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne SDR
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 8 ohms ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz - 10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
EU version: 4 m (70 MHz)
Modulations FM   - AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5 W, Low: 0.5 W ? 100 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6-16V DC 12-15V DC Mains
Current RX 16-100 mA 550 mA max ?
TX Max 1.2 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 58 × 138 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 5.43 × 1.18 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
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Weight 400 gr (14.1 oz) with PB-6 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 10 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
DSP
Waterfall display
Color touch panel
Independent Main & Sub bands
Active Band Monitor
High-Q Tuning Front End
ATU
USB-ports
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000025AT YAESU-FRG-009600 YAESU-FTDX-000101D