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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ±5ppm ?
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) 0.25 µV S+N/N 10 dB or more
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
CW: 0.5 kHz (-6 dB), 1.5 kHz (-60 dB) with optional CW filter
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
?
Image rejection ? Better than 50 dB
Audio output ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 80-10 m
Modulations FM   N-FM   CW   SSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100 W

Connections

Antenna N-type SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50/75 Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 1 A max 5 A (heaters on), 0.6 A (heaters off)
TX 11.5 A max 15 A max.

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
333 × 153 × 335 mm
(13.11 × 6.02 × 13.19 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 16.00 kg (35.3 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 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
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700E KENWOOD-TS-000520