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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ± 0.05 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps 0.1-999.9 kHz in 0.1 kHz steps ? Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 0.005-3335 MHz 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 26.965-27.405 MHz
Modulations AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   P25   AM   FM   -
Sensitivity AM (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 6.3 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 1 µV
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
1.8-30 MHz: 0.5 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-3335 MHz: 1.4 µV
SSB/CW/FSK (10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.8 MHz: 0.5 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 0.16 µV
30-3335 MHz: 0.32 µV
0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
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Selectivity AM (BW=6 kHz)
>6 kHz (-3 dB), <15 kHz (-60 dB)
FM (BW=15 kHz)
>12 kHz (-6 dB), <20 kHz (-60 dB)
W-FM (BW=350 Hz)
>150 kHz (-6 dB)
SSB/FSK (BW=2.4 kHz)
>2
12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ?
Filters 240 / 50 / 15 / 6 / 3 kHz ? ?
Receiver system DSP ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection 0.1-30 MHz: >70 dB30-3335 MHz: >50 dB ? ?
Audio output internal speaker ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-148 / 438-450 MHz 26.965-27.405 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 12 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 + N-type + RCA (Tulip) SMA -
Impedance 50Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. Mains 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external ?
Current RX 100 VA max 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ?
TX - 300 mA-1.7 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2006 and 201x in Japan Between 200x and 2008 in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 424 × 149 × 340 mm
(16.69 × 5.87 × 13.39 in)
54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
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Weight 18.00 kg (39.7 lbs) 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 ?
Form factor Base Station Handheld Handheld

Other features

Memories 1220 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 40 channels/second 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features Dual DSP. 7" TFT. +40 dBm IP3. Spectrum scope. Two channel NB Five roofing filters. DVR. VSC. Analog TV reception (NTSC/PAL). CI-V/RS-232 Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. "Sky Command II". AM/SSB
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN ICOM-IC-R009500 KENWOOD-TH-D000007A(G) PRESIDENT-MCKINLEY