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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Within 100 Hz after warm up
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 + WWV m
Modulations AM   FM   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? 0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? -
Receiver system ? XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 430-440 MHz 10-80 m
Modulations FM   FM   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 High: 2 W, Low: 400 mW Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna SMA Built-in sweep SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 12V DC 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC)
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? 700 mA
TX 300 mA-1.7 A ? 18 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 12 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. ? Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) KENWOOD-TR-003200 KENWOOD-TS-000120S