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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? Below 10 MHz: 50 Hz/MHz Above 10 MHz: 20 Hz/MHz Both after 30 minutes warm-up
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 0.5-30 / 50-54 MHz 0.2-0.42 / 1.1-30 MHz in 5 bands
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (10 dB S/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 39.8 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 2.5 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 1.78 µV
50-54 MHz: 1.58 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
SSB/CW (10 dB S+N/N)
0.5-1.6 MHz: 4 µV
1.6-21.5 MHz: 0.25 µV
21.5-30 MHz: 0.18 µV
50-54 MHz: 0.18 µV
AM: 5 µV
CM 1-2 µV
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
AM
6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-50 dB)
FM
12 kHz (-6 dB), 25 kHz (-50 dB)
SSB/CW
2.2 kHz (-6 dB), 4.4 kHz (-60 dB)
1.5 / 3.0 / 6.0 / 12.0 kHz selectable (-6 dB)
Filters ? ? 500 Hz switchable crystal filter
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne Superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
1st: 40.055 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
450 kHz
Image rejection ? 50 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohms 1 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W AM: 40 W, FM: 50 W, SSB/CW: 100 W -

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 70/80Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 12-16 V DC Mains (100-125 or 200-250 V AC) or external PSU
Current RX 1.2 A max 1.5 A 80 W
TX 13 A max 20 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1989 and 199x in Japan Between 1959 and 196x in Great Britain
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
270 × 96 × 270 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 10.63 in)
426 × 222 × 350 mm
(16.77 × 8.74 × 13.78 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 6.10 kg (13.5 lbs) 25.80 kg (56.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 31 channels in 3 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX IF Shift
RIT
VFO Tuning Torque adjust
Multifunction meter
Speech processor
Numerous I/O jacks
RF attenuator
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710E KENWOOD-TS-000680S EDDYSTONE-000730/8