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

General

HAM bands 6m  2m  70cm  2m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps 5 / 12.5 kHz ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 29-54 / 108-174 / 380-512 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity 29-54 MHz: 0.5 µV
108-137 MHz: 1 µV
137-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
380-512 MHz: 0.7 µV
(20 dB S/N)
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.22 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity ± 8 kHz (-6 dB), ± 17 kHz (-50 dB) 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 70 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? > 60 dB
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 144-148 MHz
(142-149.885 MHz)
Modulations - FM   FM  
RF-output ? High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 10 / 25 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 9 V DC 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 12-16 V DC
Current RX 50 mA (squelched) 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 300-600 mA
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A 3-5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 200x Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 200x and 20xx
Dimensions 210 × 60 × 175 mm
(8.27 × 2.36 × 6.89 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
130 × 32 × 140 mm
(5.12 × 1.26 × 5.51 in)
Weight 690 gr (1.5 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 700 gr (1.5 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 10 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Weather alert/SAME/FIPS/Skywarn Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". CTCSS and DTMF
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN GRE-GRECOM-PSR-000200 KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-HTX-000252