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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  ?
Freq. stability ? Less than 100 Hz after 30 minute warm-up, less than 2 kHz in first hour of operation ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands 146-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
Sensitivity 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 15-80 m: better than 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
10 m: better than 1.5 µV (10 dB S/N)
0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
2.7 kHz (-6 dB), 5.0 kHz (-55 dB) ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system 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)
? ?
Image rejection ? ≥ 60 dB ?
Audio output ? > 1 watts (with 10% distortion) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-80 m in 7 bands 146-174 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   CW   SSB   FM  
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W 15-80 m: 160 W (input), 10 m: 120 W (input) 1/2/5 W

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 -
Impedance 50 Ω 50-75Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains (with PS-500AC) ?
Current RX 1.2 A max 250 W max ?
TX 13 A max 450 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 197x and 19xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
330 × 220 × 300 mm
(12.99 × 8.66 × 11.81 in)
?
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 7.98 kg (17.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? None ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX - ?
Accessories ? External speaker
External Remove VFO
?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710E KENWOOD-TS-000500 MOTOROLA-HT-000600