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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Digital/Analog UHF Transceiver
Preamplifier

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  70cm  160m  80m  30m (WARC)  6m 
Freq. stability ± 10 p.p.m. +/- 2.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 400-480 MHz 1.8 / 4 / 10 / 23 / 54 MHz bands
Modulations AM   FM   FSK   GMSK   FM   DMR   -
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
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Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 / 45.05 MHz
2nd: 450 / 455 kHz
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Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 450 mW 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 400-480 MHz ?
Modulations FM   FSK   GMSK   FM   DMR   -
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 7.4 V DC Mains
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) ? ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1999 and 200x in Japan Between 2018 and 20xx in China Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 357 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 14.06 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
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Weight 340 gr (12.0 oz) with PB-38 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna ?
Form factor Handheld Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 1000 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags
Built-in TNC
APRS
DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E Alinco DJ-MD40 AMECO-PT-000002