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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop VHF Linear Amplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  20m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 1.5-20 MHz (coils FB A-E)
0.8-34 MHz (coils FB AA-F)
20-160 m (bandspread coils AB 20-160)
?
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   -
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? External speaker / headphones required ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz - 2 m
Modulations FM   - All mode  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ? 300 W

Connections

Antenna SMA - N-type
Impedance 50Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A - 45 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1933 and 1934 in USA Between 20xx and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
? 245 × 100 × 355 mm
(9.65 × 3.94 × 13.98 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ? 5.50 kg (12.1 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II" ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A NATIONAL-COMPANY-FB-000007 TOKYO-HY-POWER-HL-000350VDX