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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld DSP Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ?
Freq. stability ? ?
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 100-519 / 520-1710 kHz / 1.7-30 / 64-108 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM Stereo   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
FM (S / N = 30dB) < 3 μV
MW (S / N = 26dB) < 3mV / m
LW (S / N = 26dB) < 5mV / m
SW (S / N = 26dB) < 20 μV
SSB (S / N = 10dB) < 3 μV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) FM > 35 dB (± 200kHz)
MW / LW > 40 dB (± 9kHz)
SW > 40 dB (± 5kHz)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system ? Single / double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 55.845 / 10.7 MHz
2nd: 10.7 kHz
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 450 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ?

Connections

Antenna SMA Built-in telescopic
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 3.7 v Li-ion battery
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2014 and 20xx in Australia
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
192 × 113 × 33 mm
(7.56 × 4.45 × 1.30 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) incl. battery
Form factor Handheld Portable

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 650 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II" ?
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A TECSUN-PL-000880