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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Scanner / receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 20 / 100 / 500 Hz / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 100 kHz - 29.9999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N 100 kHz to 2 MHz
AM 2 µV
SSB .5 µV

2 MHz to 30 MHz
AM 1 µV
SSB .5 µV max

10db(S+N/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
45 MHz 8 kHz BW
455 Khz (AM) 6 kHz
SSB 2.4 kHz
Filters ? 0.5 / 2.4 kHz 5.8 kHz AM and 2.5 kHz SSB
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? > 60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W @ 8 ohm 2 watts into 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 100 W max ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239 + Clamps / screws
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50/500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains 12V DC / 10 AA cells
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 295 W 350-800 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 32 W -

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 1981 and 19xx Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
232 × 100 × 225 mm
(9.13 × 3.94 × 8.86 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. VOX
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
6-digit LCD display
Analog S-Meter
455kHz IF output
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) KENWOOD-TS-000830S PALSTAR-RC000030A