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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Mobile Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? Better than ±10 ppm
Tuning steps ? 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   SSB   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) 0.5 µV (10 dB S/N) Better than 0.4µV (12dB SINAD)
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
? -6/-60dB:
12kHz/28kHz (Wide)
9kHz/22kHz (Narrow)
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: 21.7 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >70 dB Better than 70dB
Audio output ? ? 3W into 4 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 28-29.7 MHz (25.150-29.7 after modification) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   AM   FM   SSB   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W AM: 7 W, FM/SSB: 25 W 75 / 25 / 10 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-16V DC 13.8V DC ±15%
Current RX 1 A max ? 0.7A max
TX 11.5 A max 3-5 A 15A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 199x and 200x Between 2009 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
154 × 52 × 248 mm
(6.06 × 2.05 × 9.76 in)
160 × 50 × 185 mm
(6.30 × 1.97 × 7.28 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 1.90 kg (4.2 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 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
Repeater offset (Shift) CTCSS / DCS
NOAA WX alert (US only)
WIRES
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700A RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-HTX-000010 YAESU-FT-002900R