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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 2m  1.25m  70cm  4m 
Freq. stability ±5ppm ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 0.1 / 1 / 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 25 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 0.1-1300 MHz 60-905 MHz (SSB between 60-460 MHz)
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   W-FM   N-AM   W-AM   N-FM   W-FM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ? AM-N: 1 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
AM-W: 1.5 µV (10 dB S+N/N)
FM: 0.5 µV (12 dB SINAD)
W-FM: 1 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
? N-FM: 15 kHz
W-FM: 180 kHz
N-AM: 2.4 kHz
W-AM: 6 kHz
SSB: 2.4 kHz
Filters ? ? 2.4 / 6 / 15 / 180 kHz
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne ? Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
? 1st: 45.754 MHz
2nd: 10.7 MHz
3rd: 455 KHz - Ceramic filter: Murata CFW455E
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W @ 8 ohms

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - -
Modulations FM   N-FM   - -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ?V DC 12-15V DC
Current RX 1 A max ? 550 mA max
TX 11.5 A max - -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 19xx and 19xx Between 1985 and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
58 × 97 × 24 mm
(2.28 × 3.82 × 0.94 in)
180 × 80 × 220 mm
(7.09 × 3.15 × 8.66 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 200 gr (7.1 oz) 2.20 kg (4.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 800 channels in 10 bank(s) 100 channels in 10 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
? CAT-interface
Clock-Timer
Headphone jack (and MPX, AF and RF Mute jacks)
Priority
Recorder Activation
Squelch
TV tuner front end
Tone control
Tuning Meter
Telescopic whip antenna included
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700E STANDARD-AX-000400B YAESU-FRG-009600