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

General

HAM bands 2m  6m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 29-54 / 108-174 / 400-512 / 806-956 MHz 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
29.000 - 54.000 MHz 0.5 µV
137.000 - 174.000 MHz 0.7 µV
406.000 - 512.000 MHz 0.7 µV
108.000 - 136.975 MHz 1.2 µV
806.000 - 956.000 MHz 0.8 µV
?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Triple conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 2.6 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 438-450 MHz - 10-80 m + 30 m
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ? SSB: 560 W (PEP input), CW: 430 W (input)

Connections

Antenna SMA BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50/100 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

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

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 2003 and 200x Between 197x and 1975 in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
180 × 60 × 155 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 6.10 in)
400 × 160 × 350 mm
(15.75 × 6.30 × 13.78 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 250 channels in 5 bank(s) @ 100 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". Pre-programmed for Local Police/Sheriff, Fire/EMS, News media, Weather, CB, Aircraft, Railroads, Marine, DOT
Trunk Tracker, tracks Motorola, EDACS and LTR
PC Programmable
Band search
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) UNIDEN-BEARCAT-BCT-000008 YAESU-FT-000401B