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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
Dual-band VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 10-160 m 0.54-30 / 30-79 / 76-108 / 108-137 / 137-174 / 174-222 / 222-470 / 470-800 / 800-999 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   CW   SSB   AM   N-FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? 0.18 µV - 3 µV
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
? 12 kHz / 35 kHz
200 kHz / 300 kHz
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? Double / Triple conversion
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
? 47.25 MHz / 450 kHz
45.8 / 10.7 / 1 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 100 mW max

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m 144-146 / 430-440 MHz
Modulations FM   CW   SSB   N-FM  
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W Max 100 W 1 / 1.5 / 2 / 3 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains (13.8V DC option) 3.7 V DC ± 15%, 1200 mA/h battery
Current RX 1.2 A max ? ?
TX 13 A max ? ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2013 and 20xx in China
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
? 81 × 47 × 23 mm
(3.19 × 1.85 × 0.91 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) ? ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX Digital readout. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710E KENWOOD-TS-000820S ZASTONE-ZT-000002R