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

General

HAM bands 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m  2000m  13cm  9cm 
Freq. stability ± 10 Hz ? ?
Tuning steps 0.01 kHz ? 1 / 10 / 50 / 100 / 500Hz / 1 / 5 / 6.25 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 500 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 0.49-29.999 MHz TK805D - 1: 450-470 MHz
TK805D - 2: 470-490 MHz
TK805D - 3: 490-512 MHz
TK805D - 4: 406-430 MHz
0.01-3500 MHz (cellular blocked)
Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   W-FM   CW   SSB   TV  
Sensitivity ≤ 1.0 µV for 12 dB SINAD ? AM (BW=6 kHz, 10 dB S/N)
0.1-1.7 MHz: 5 µV
1.7-25 MHz: 5 µV
25-1030 MHz: 2.3 µV
1030-3300 MHz: 1.3 µV
FM (BW=15 kHz, 12 dB SINAD)
25-480 MHz: 2.5 µV
480-1696 MHz: 0.8 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
25-1696 MHz: 1.3 µV
1696-3300 MHz: 1.5 µV
Selectivity > 60db at –1 kHz ? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Triple-conversion superheterodyne (Zero-IF) DSP from IF to LF
IF-freqs. 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output 4 Watt into 4 ohms at less than 10% distortion ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 1.605-29.999 MHz TK805D - 1: 450-470 MHz
TK805D - 2: 470-490 MHz
TK805D - 3: 490-512 MHz
TK805D - 4: 406-430 MHz
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Modulations AM   CW   USB   LSB   AFSK   Digital (other)   FM   -
RF-output 150 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 11.6-15.6 V DC ? 13.8V DC
Current RX 1.5 A max ? 1.5-2.2 A
TX 22 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1996 and 20xx in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan Between 2006 and 200x
Dimensions 265 × 99 × 278 mm
(10.43 × 3.90 × 10.94 in)
? 420 × 130 × 308 mm
(16.54 × 5.12 × 12.13 in)
Weight 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs) ? 7.70 kg (17.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 1176 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 2000 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 70 channels/second
Usage Marine / Navy Commercial / Land mobile communication Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DSP
Interfaces with PACTOR II and ALE controllers
Up to 3 remote heads
? Software defined receiver
USB 2.0
Waterfall and spectrum display
6" TFT
TV reception (PAL, SECAN, NTSC)
Accessories SEA 1612C Antenna Tuner ? ?
MPN SEA-000235 KENWOOD-TK-000805D AOR-AR-ALPHA-B