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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 5 kHz 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 144-148 MHz 110-180 / 300-500 / 800-950 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ? VHF ≤ 0.158 µV
UHF ≤ 0.18 µV
(12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
? 12 kHz @ -6 dB, 30 kHz @ -60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
? 1st: 15.25 (VHF) / 44.775 (UHF) MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.3 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 144-148 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   FM   FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 5 W max

Connections

Antenna N-type - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 5.5-16 V DC
Current RX 1 A max Max 1 A 16-190 mA
TX 11.5 A max 4.5-8 A 1.6 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 197x and 198x Between 1992 and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
182 × 74 × 270 mm
(7.17 × 2.91 × 10.63 in)
55 × 134 × 33 mm
(2.17 × 5.28 × 1.30 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 2.80 kg (6.2 lbs) 530 gr (1.2 lbs) with FNB-27 and antenna
Form factor Mobile Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 82 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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
Skycommand System II
Twin RX
CTCSS, DTMF and tone burst options Twin RX
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700A KENWOOD-TR-007400A YAESU-FT-000530