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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2m 
Freq. stability ±5ppm ± 10 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous 5 / 6.25 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 0.5-30 MHz 136-174 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
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Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
1st: 49.95 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   FM   N-FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W 65 W max

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1 A max 2 A ?
TX 11.5 A max Max 20 A 14 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 198x and 199x Between 2011 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
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Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Mobile

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 200 channels in 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
Twin RX
? Alpha-numeric LCD display
NOAA weather alert
Illuminated controls
CTCSS / DCS
Accessories ? AT-450 antenna tuner ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700E KENWOOD-TS-000450S KENWOOD-TM-000281A