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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Six meter transverter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  10m  ?
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 0.1-30 / 36-76 / 108-174 / 420-512 MHz 28-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
? 0.5 µV @ 10 dB S/N for SSB
1.0 µV @ 10 dB S/N for AM
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC/ 50-54 / 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (also 4 meters in the UK) 28-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FSK   GMSK   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   SSB  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW FM/SSB/CW: 100/100/50/50 W, AM: 25/25/12.5/12.5 W 50 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8V DC 11-pin connector from transceiver
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) Max 2 A ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A Max 22 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 1998 and 2005 in Japan Between 199x and 199x in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
260 × 86 × 270 mm
(10.24 × 3.39 × 10.63 in)
?
Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 7.00 kg (15.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E YAESU-FT-000847 YAESU-FTV-000650B