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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld Shortwave Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  20m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) 0.2-0.4 / 1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne VXO. Max 2 XTALS ?
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 ? Internal speaker ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 20m (50 kHz per XTAL) -
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W 2 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 500Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 9.5V DC Mains 230/115 VAC
Current RX 1.2 A max 68 mA ?
TX 13 A max Max 600 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? None None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710A MIZUHO-MX-000014S NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000002-40CS