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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Military Transceiver
CB-radio + VHF/UHF scanner hybrid

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 225-400 MHz 25-54 / 137-225 / 320-512 / 758-960 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM   FM   N-FM   APCO-25  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? Scanner (FM): 0.3-0.4 µV (12 dB SINAD)
CB (AM): 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 265.55 or 380.75 MHz (depending on band)
2nd: 10.8 MHz
3rd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 2.5 W at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 225-400 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   AM  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 20 W 4 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 28 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A ? 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in USA Between 2017 and 201x
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
? 185 × 56 × 205 mm
(7.28 × 2.20 × 8.07 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ? 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Unknown Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1750 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 85 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". ? GPS
Weather alert
SD-card slot
Multi-color LCD
Trunk tracking (Motorola Type I/II/IIi/X2-TDMA, EDACS FM/N-FM, LTR, APCO Astro IMBE/Astro 25.P25/AMBE HDQPSK
CTCSS/PL + DCS detector
Beartracker warning system
SWR-meter for CB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) MILITARY-AN/ARC-000051 UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BEARTRACKER-000885