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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

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

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m + WARC 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK)
Modulations FM   FSK   GMSK   CW   SSB   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW Max 100 W FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 700 mA Max 2 A
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 19 A max Max 22 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1981 and 198x Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
241 × 94 × 293 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 11.54 in)
260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
? 9K6 packet ready
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E KENWOOD-TS-000130S YAESU-FT-000847