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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile Amateur Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 80m  60m 
Freq. stability ? Afterwarm-up, overall drift is less than 50 c/s per hour under conditions of constant supply voltage and ambient temperature. ?
Tuning steps ? ? 20 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 1-30 MHz 2.0-3.5 / 3.5-6.0 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   - CW  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
A1 reception, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 1µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
A2 reception, 30% modulated, bandwidth 3 Kc/s; 3µV for 18dB signal-to-noise ratio.
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1 W @ 5% THD Requires external speaker

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - ?
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW ? ?

Connections

Antenna SMA - Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 75 / 2000Ω ?
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 100-125V and 200-250V, 45-65 c/s. 12 / 24 V DC
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 100W approx. ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Great Britain Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
482 × 267 × 510 mm
(18.98 × 10.51 × 20.08 in)
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Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 28.00 kg (61.8 lbs) rack mounted 21.00 kg (46.3 lbs)
Form factor Handheld Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 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. Automatic Volume Control ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) RACAL-RA-000117 MILITARY-BC-000652-A