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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation Withing 1 kHz during the first hour after 1 minute of warm up. Withing 100 Hz during any 30 minute period after warm up.
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.25 µV at 10 dB S+N/N
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 1.2 kHz (-6 dB), 2.4 kHz (-60 dB) SSB/CW wide
2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 3.6 kHz (-60 dB)
CW narrow
With YK-88C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB)
With YK-88CN: 270 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455C: 500 Hz (-6 dB), 820 Hz (-60 dB)
With YG-455CN: 250 Hz (-6 dB), 500 Hz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? 0.5 / 2.4 kHz
Receiver system ? ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 8.83 MHz
2nd: 445 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB > 60 dB
Audio output ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) 1.5 W @ 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   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 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) 100 W max

Connections

Antenna SMA SO-239 SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75Ω 50/75Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external Mains (with PS-510) Mains
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 180 W max 295 W
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 315 W max 32 W

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 197x and 19xx Between 1981 and 19xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
330 × 215 × 345 mm
(12.99 × 8.46 × 13.58 in)
333 × 133 × 333 mm
(13.11 × 5.24 × 13.11 in)
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 9.50 kg (21.0 lbs) 13.50 kg (29.8 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 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
ACG
ALC
RIT
Attenuator
Noise blanker
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) KENWOOD-TS-000510 KENWOOD-TS-000830S