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Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. stock or ±1 p.p.m. with the TCXO option ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps 0.001 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular)
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   AM   FM  
Sensitivity SSB/CW: 500 Hz bandwidth: -136 dBm (typical), preamp on
AM: Not specified
FM: Not specified
Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF)
Selectivity ? -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
Filters 2.7 kHz + variable IF DSP Options: 200 Hz, 250 Hz, 400 Hz, 500 Hz, 1 kHz, 1.8 kHz, 2.1 kHz, 2.8 kHz, 6 kHz (AM & ESSB), & 12 kHz for FM ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double Super Heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 8.215 MHz
2nd: 15 kHz
1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz (2m option) 144-148 / 430-450 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AFSK   PSK31/63   FM  
RF-output 0.1-10 / 0.1-100 High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11-15V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 0.9 A 1 A max
TX 22 A max 11.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 20xx in USA Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore
Dimensions 112 × 282 × 300 mm
(4.41 × 11.10 × 11.81 in)
140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
Weight 4.25 kg (9.4 lbs) 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs)
Form factor Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 144 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features RS-232C
Built-in PSK31/CW/RTTY decoder/encoder
Built-in keyer
DVR option
Sub RX option
APRS
Auto repeater offset
Band scope
Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6
DTMF hand mic
DX-info
Dual display
PBBS
Packet 1200/9600 TNC
Remote head
Skycommand System II
Twin RX
Accessories ? ?
MPN ELECRAFT-K000003 KENWOOD-TM-D000700A