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Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Station Control

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  None 
Freq. stability ? Within 100 Hz after warm up ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-136 / 136-174 / 400-480 MHz 10-80 + WWV m 1.8-150 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
Sensitivity 0.18 µV (12 dB SINAD)
(VHF sub-band: <0.28 µV for 12 dB SINAD)
0.25 µV for 10 dB S/N ?
Selectivity 12 kHz (-6 dB), 28 kHz (-40 dB) 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.2 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? - ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W (8 ohm / 10% THD) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m ?
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   All mode  
RF-output High: 2.5-6 / 2.2-6 W (depending on voltage), Low: 0.5 / 0.5 W, El: 50 / 50 mW Max 100 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 6 or 9 V battery pack or 5.5-16V DC external 13.8 V DC (12-16 V DC) Mains
Current RX 25-115 mA (depending on configuration) 700 mA ?
TX 300 mA-1.7 A 18 A max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 200x and 2007 in Japan Between 1979 and 19xx in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 54 × 1195 × 437 mm
(2.13 × 47.05 × 17.20 in)
241 × 94 × 235 mm
(9.49 × 3.70 × 9.25 in)
?
Weight 380 gr (13.4 oz) with PB-39 5.60 kg (12.4 lbs) ?
Form factor Handheld Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Alpha tags. Built-in 1200/9600bd TNC. APRS. Vox, NB, RIT, Digital readout ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TH-D000007E(2.0) KENWOOD-TS-000120S KENWOOD-SM-000220