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

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.05 / 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-165 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
0.53-1650 MHz (tunes down to 0.1 kHz)
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity ≤ 0.16 µV (-16 dBµ) ? AM (10 dB S/N)
0.53-2 MHz: 10 µV
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
2-30 MHz: 1.5 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
1000-1300 MHz: 1 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-1000 MHz: 0.75 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S/N)
2-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-1000 MHz: 0.5 µV
Selectivity 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 28 kHz @ -60 dB ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? 1st: 592.3 / 227.5 MHz
2nd: 45.1 MHz
3rd: ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 200 mW into 8 Ohms ? 100 mW

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
142-149 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations FM   FM   -
RF-output High: 2.5-5 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 W High: 45 W, Low: 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 7.2-16V DC 13.8V DC 4 × AA/LR6 or external 12 V DC
Current RX 60 mA 0.5-0.9 A 10-140 mA
TX 1.5 A max 3-9.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1990 and 199x Between 1983 and 19xx Between 1993 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 49.5 × 124.7 × 38 mm
(1.95 × 4.91 × 1.50 in)
175 × 64 × 220 mm
(6.89 × 2.52 × 8.66 in)
64 × 155 × 38 mm
(2.52 × 6.10 × 1.50 in)
Weight 360 gr (12.7 oz) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs) 320 gr (11.3 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 41 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 1000 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 30 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features - ? ?
Accessories - ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-000027A KENWOOD-TR-007950 YUPITERU-MVT-007100