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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Scanner / receiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. ? ± 50Hz per hour after 1 hour.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 30-50 / 118-136 / 144-174 / 450-512 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   AM   CW   USB   LSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) FM better than 1 µV
AM better than 2 µV
?
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
± 9 kHz (-6 dB)
± 15 kHz (-50 dB)
?
Filters ? 10.7 MHz Crystal Filter and 455 kHz Ceramic Filter ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion + XTAL ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
1st: 10.7 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 200 mW ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - 160-10m + WARC
Modulations FM   - -
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W ? 10W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 6V DC (4 AA cells) 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.2 A max 45-130 mA -
TX 13 A max - 6A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1979 and 1986 in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
? 340 × 140 × 300 mm
(13.39 × 5.51 × 11.81 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? 11.50 kg (25.4 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 6 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 6 channels/second ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710A RADIOSHACK-/-REALISTIC-PRO-000022 JRC-NSD-000515S