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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station HF Transceiver
Handheld Communications Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ? ? ≤ 2.5 p.p.m. after 5 min. warm-up
Tuning steps ? 0.01 / 0.1 / 1 / 10 / 100 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 30 kHz - 29.999 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   AM-sync   FM   N-FM   W-FM   CW   USB   LSB   DMR   D-STAR   P25   APCO-25   GMSK  
Sensitivity ? CW: 0.2 µV / 10 dB
AM: 1 µV / 10 dB
FM: 0.2 µV
530 kHz - 18 MHz: 0.71 µV (12 dB SINAD)
18 - 1300 MHz: 0.32 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? 2.4 kHz @ -6 dB
3.6 kHz @ -40 dB
AM: 6 kHz
CW: 200-1200 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double (AM/CW/SSB) / triple (FM) conversion Direct, double or triple conversion depending on selected range
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 45 MHz
2nd: 12 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
1st: 1.705 GHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB ?
Audio output ? internal speaker 1 W internal speaker, 3.5mm jacks

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 80-10 m -
Modulations FM   FM   CW   SSB   -
RF-output High: 25 W, Low: 5 W 1-10 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC Li-Ion
Current RX ? 700 mA ?
TX ? 4 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1985 and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in China Between 2017 and 201x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 197 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.76 in)
230 × 230 × 90 mm
(9.06 × 9.06 × 3.54 in)
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Weight 1.25 kg (2.8 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features DCS USB interface
LCD display
Built-in keyer
Built-in ATU
Micro-SD card
Digimode autodetect
IPX5 water resistant

Support for the following digital modes:
- Alinco (GMSK - AMBE)
- Apco P25 (C4FM - IMBE)
- D-Star (GMSK - AMBE)
- DCR/NXDN (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- DMR/MotoTRBO (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- dPMR (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Yaesu (C4FM - AMBE 2)
- Tetra (DMO - only)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000211E CHINESE-KN-000920 AOR-AR-DV000010