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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 2 p.p.m. (after 30 minutes of power on)
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.22 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.1-1300 MHz 0.5-1.8 / 76-108 / 108-222 / 300-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US) 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM Stereo   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
108-137 MHz: 0.8 µV
300-336 MHz: 0.8 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
137-150 MHz: 0.2 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.25 µV
336-420 MHz: 0.25 µV
420-470 MHz: 0.2 µV
800-900 MHz: 0.4 µV
900-1000 MHz: 0.8 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
470-800 MHz: 5 µV
≥ 0.25 µV @ 12 dB SINAD (PRE: ON)
Selectivity ? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-60 dB) ?
Filters ? ? Optional: SSB 2.4 kHz / CW 300 Hz
Receiver system ? ? SDR
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W @ 4Ω

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
1.8-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W, El: 50/50 mW High: 50/40 W, Medium: 20/20 W, Low: 5/5 W 1-20 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Internal: 5-7.5V DC External: 12-16V DC 11.7-15.8V DC 12.5-14.5 V DC
Current RX 100-170 mA (no signal) 0.5 A 750 mA
TX 0.5-2 A 2-8.5 A 8 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2001 and 200x Between 2007 and 200x Between 2019 and 202x in China
Dimensions 58 × 87 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 3.43 × 1.18 in)
112 × 38 × 178 mm
(4.41 × 1.50 × 7.01 in)
120 × 45 × 210 mm
(4.72 × 1.77 × 8.27 in)
Weight 250 gr (8.8 oz) with lithium-ion battery pack 1.30 kg (2.9 lbs) 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Portable

Other features

Memories 435 channels in 1 bank(s) 500 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX Alpha tags. Bluetooth. Clock/Calendar. WIRES-ready. Messaging feature. Line in. PA. DTMF, CTCSS & DCS. 9K6 packet ready. Twin RX 1.8" color LCD-screen
AGC
Noise blanker
S-meter
PO-meter
SWR-meter
CW-keyer
USB control port
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-F000007E YAESU-FTM-000010R XIEGU-G000090