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VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
2m Transceiver | 65 W

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 3 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
Less than 0.18μV
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM
More than 6kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 14kHz (at 60dB)

N-FM
More than 3kHz (at 6dB)
Less than 9kHz (at 55dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
1st: 46.35 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 4.5W typ. (10% dist. 4Ω load)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 2m
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W 5 / 10 / 25 / 65 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 12-16 V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 1.5 A 0.4-1.5 A
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 20 A max 11 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 2011 and 20xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
140 × 40 × 162 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.38 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 31 channels in 3 bank(s) 207 channels in 10 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II" IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
CTCSS / DTCS
MIL-STD 810 G tested
Power supply voltage display
Wide/narrow channel setting
DTMF autodial
Time-out timer
Repeater lockout
Automatic power off
S-meter squelch
Selectable LCD backlight color (amber, yellow and green)
Weather channel receive and alert function (USA version only)
Automatic repeater function (USA version only)
Selectable squelch delay from short and long
Squelch attenuator reduces suppression from strong signals
PC to Tx and Tx to Tx cloning capability
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A KENWOOD-TS-000680S ICOM-IC-002300H