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Handheld VHF Receiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
5 band SSB transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  70cm  60m  40m  20m  17m (WARC)  15m 
Freq. stability ± 0.001 % ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps 5 / 10 / 100 / 1000 kHz (thumb wheels) ? 1 / 10 / 100 Hz / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range Version A: 141-150 MHz
Version B: 146-155 MHz
Version C: 151-160 MHz
Version D: 156-165 MHz
Version E: 161-170 MHz
118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 3-18.2 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD) 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.3 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -60 dB 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
9 MHz
Image rejection 50 dB ? ?
Audio output 100 mW into 8 ohm load at 10% distortion 450 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 60 / 40 / 20 / 17 / 15 m
Modulations - FM   FSK   GMSK   USB   LSB  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 5 W

Connections

Antenna 3.5mm jack SMA BNC
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω ?
Other Wire lead or mini-helical antenna to be connected to the ANT jack - -

Electrical

Power req. 4.8-6 V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 10.5-12.5 V DC
Current RX 25-100 mA 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 260 mA
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1981 and 198x in Japan Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2013 and 201x
Dimensions 63 × 130 × 25 mm
(2.48 × 5.12 × 0.98 in)
54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
195 × 68 × 38 mm
(7.68 × 2.68 × 1.50 in)
Weight 200 gr (7.1 oz) 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories None 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
Dual VFO
Memory-CFO transfer
LCD display
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN AOR-AR-000022 KENWOOD-TH-D000007E YOUKITS-TJ000002B