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Desktop Station Control
2 meter Transverter
Handheld Digital/Analog UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? +/- 2.5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 1.8-150 MHz 144-148 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
Sensitivity ? ? Analog (12 dB SINAD)
25 kHz: 0.2 µV
12.5 kHz: 0.25 µV
Digital (BER)
5%: 0.3 µV
1%: 0.7 µV
Selectivity ? ? 12.5 / 20 / 25 kHz (analog)
12.5 kHz (digital/analog)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? ? ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1000mW /16Ω @ <= 5% THD

Transmitter

TX-range ? 144-148 MHz 400-480 MHz
Modulations - CW   SSB   FM   DMR  
RF-output ? 100 W PEP 0.2 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. Mains Mains (120-240 V AC) 7.4 V DC
Current RX ? ? ?
TX ? 260 W max ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 1969 and 1971 in USA Between 2018 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 260 × 155 × 427 mm
(10.24 × 6.10 × 16.81 in)
311 × 171 × 330 mm
(12.24 × 6.73 × 12.99 in)
62 × 112 × 46 mm
(2.44 × 4.41 × 1.81 in)
Weight 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) 305 gr (10.8 oz) with battery and antenna
Form factor Base Station Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features - Bandscope ±25/100/250 kHz
- 10 MHz Oscilloscope
- Matches many Kenwood Transceivers
- Wideband Transmission Monitor
- RTTY X-Y Tuning Meter
- Built-in 1000/1575 Hz Two-Tone Generator
? DMR Tier I and Tier II
Text messages
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-SM-000230 HEATHKIT-SB-000500 Alinco DJ-MD40