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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. less than 100 Hz drift ± 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 1 kHz 25 / 20 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.01-30 MHz in 500 kHz bands 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY   FM  
Sensitivity 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.28 / 0.33 / 0.35 μV
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
? 75 / 70 / 65 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 5W (less than 5% distortion) 3W (less than 3% distortion)

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - 136-174 MHz
400-470 / 450-500 / 350-400 MHz (depending on version)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W ? 5 / 25 W

Connections

Antenna - - -
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% Mains (115/230 V AC) 13.6V DC ±15%
Current RX 1.2 A max ? 2 A max
TX 13 A max - 8 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1972 and 1973 in USA Between 201x and 201x in China
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
440 × 160 × 360 mm
(17.32 × 6.30 × 14.17 in)
152 × 43 × 125 mm
(5.98 × 1.69 × 4.92 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 128 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX Solid state Short message
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710A GALAXY-R-001530 HYTERA-TM-000610