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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? 5/100 Hz
1/5/6.25/9/10/12.5/25/50 kHz
20 Hz

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.01-36 / 48-1750 MHz 0.1-253 / 255-262 / 266-271 / 275-380 / 382-412 / 415-524 MHz
Modulations All mode   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   D-STAR  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: Better thatn 0.13 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: Better than 0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD)
SSB: < 0.1µV (500khz - 500MHz)
AM: 1µV
FM: < 0.3µV (48-860MHz)
FM: < 0.5µV (860-1250MHz)
AM (10 dB S/N)
0.3-0.52 MHz: 4 µV
0.52-1.8 MHz: 1.59 µV
1.8-54 MHz: 0.63 µV
54-76 MHz: 1.12 µV
118-174 MHz: 0.5 µV
200-250 MHz: 0.63 µV
382-412 MHz: 1.12 µV
415-524 MHz: 1.12 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
28-54 MHz: 0.32 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.56 µV
118-144 MHz: 0.36 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.19 µV (Band B)
148-175 MHz: 0.36 µV
200-222 MHz: 0.36 µV
225-250 MHz: 0.36 µV
382-400 MHz: 0.5 µV
400-412 MHz: 0.36 µV
415-430 MHz: 0.36 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.18 µV (Band A), 0.2 µV (Band B)
450-490 MHz: 0.36 µV
490-524 MHz: 0.63 µV
N-FM (12 dB SINAD)
144-148 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.24 µV (Band B)
430-450 MHz: 0.22 µV (Band A), 0.25 µV (Band B)
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-95 MHz: 1.59 µV
95-108 MHz: 2 µV
SSB (10 dB S/N)
1.8-54 MHz: 0.4 µV
54-76 MHz: 0.79 µV
144-148 MHz: 0.16 µV
222-225 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.16 µV
DV (PN9/GMSK, 4.8 kbps, BER 1%)
144-148 MHz: 0.2 µV
430-450 MHz: 0.2 µV
Selectivity SSB/CW: 2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.8 kHz (-60 dB)
FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 24 kHz (-60 dB)
? FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 30 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? SSB: 2.4 kHz Wide AM: 6 kHz Narrow FM: 12.5 kHz ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45.000 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection Better than 60 dB ? ?
Audio output ? 2W 400 mW at 10% distortion / 8 ohms (at 7.4 VDC)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations All mode   - FM   N-FM   D-STAR  
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W ? 50 mW ... 5 W

Connections

Antenna SO-239 SO-239 + N-type SMA
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 11-16V DC 12V DC 6-9.6 V DC (battery) or 11-15.9 V DC (external)
Current RX Max 1 A 500mA 48-310 mA
TX Max 6 A - 0.4-2 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1986 and 19xx Between 1998 and 200x in UK Between 2016 and 20xx in Japan
Dimensions 180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
205 × 65 × 193 mm
(8.07 × 2.56 × 7.60 in)
56 × 120 × 34 mm
(2.20 × 4.72 × 1.34 in)
Weight 2.10 kg (4.6 lbs) 2.00 kg (4.4 lbs) 345 gr (12.2 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories 10 channels in 1 bank(s) 54682 channels in 234 bank(s) @ 50 channels/second 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? PC programmable (RS-232)
Remote control
Digital sound recording
Video output
TV sound output
Hamcomm I/F
CTCSS/PL, DCS, Micro-SD card, Micro-USB, Bluetooth, Built-in GPS and APRS.
Built-in bar antenna for 0.1-10 MHz RX. Color TFT. Audio equalizer. Hi-performance DSP.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-000751E FAIRHAVEN-RD000500VX KENWOOD-TH-D000074