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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
VHF Transceiver
Mobile Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  80m  60m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 12.5 kHz 20 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) 2.0-3.5 / 3.5-6.0 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
1 µV (25 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 7.5 kHz (-6 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? Better than 60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-147.9875 MHz (320 channels) ?
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 High: 45 W (100% duty cycle!), Low: 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 10-16V DC 12 / 24 V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 300 mA ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A Max 8 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 197x and 1980 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
156 × 58 × 290 mm
(6.14 × 2.28 × 11.42 in)
?
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 2.30 kg (5.1 lbs) 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 320 channels in 1 bank(s) 125 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) SOMMERKAMP-TS-000280FM-(US-VERSION) MILITARY-BC-000652-A