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Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm  2m  1.25m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 20 Hz 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10-80 m (Plug-in modules) 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR   AM   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
Sensitivity ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
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Selectivity ? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 10-80 m (Plug-in modules) 2 m / 70 cm 144-148 / 222-225 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   N-FM   D-STAR   FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output 5-50 W 50 mW ... 5 W 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external) 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 48-310 mA ?
TX ? 0.4-2 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1994 and 19xx Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan Between 2025 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions ? 56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
183 × 93 × mm
(7.20 × 3.66 × 0.00 in)
Weight ? 345 gr (12.2 oz) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in keye CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Alpha tags
Non volatile EEPROM storage
Built-in 1200/9600 bd
KISS TNC with APRS
3.45" color TFT
WLAN, Bluetooth. USB-C
Extensive voice guidance
Micro-SD card slot
D-Star reflector terminal mode
GPS
Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN TEN-TEC-SCOUT-(000555) KENWOOD-TH-D000074 KENWOOD-TM-D000750A