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

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 0.55-1.6 / 1.6-4.8 / 4.8-14.5 / 10.5-30 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   FM   CW   SSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) 1.5 µV ?
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne 7 tubes ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

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

Connections

Antenna N-type - SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 1 A max ? ?
TX 11.5 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 1963 and 1966 Between 1987 and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
330 × 200 × 255 mm
(12.99 × 7.87 × 10.04 in)
368 × 129 × 286 mm
(14.49 × 5.08 × 11.26 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 9.00 kg (19.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 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
Electrical bandspread on 80, 40, 20 ,15 and 10m bands
Slide rule display
AVC-MVC selector
ANL
BFO
Antenna trimmer
?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700A LAFAYETTE-HA-000063 YAESU-FT-000736R