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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. Main: Other mode within ±0.5 x 10^-6 (±0.5 p.p.m.) FM TX mode within ±0.5x10^-6 ±2 kHz Sub: Within ±0.5x10^-6 ±600 Hz
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512 MHz
23 cm/10 W option.
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) Main
SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 4 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 0.2µV (1.705 MHz ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (24.5 MHz ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.13µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.16µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.11µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.11 µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

AM (S/N 10 dB)
≤ 31.6 µV (500 kHz ~ 1.705 MHz)
≤ 2µV (1.705 ~ 24.5 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (24.5 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 1.3µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 1.4µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 1.0µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

FM (12 dB SINAD)
≤ 0.22 µV (28 ~ 30 MHz)
≤ 0.22µV (50 ~ 54 MHz)
≤ 0.25µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.18 µV (430 ~ 450 MHz)
≤ 0.18µV (1240 ~ 1300 MHz)

Sub
AM
≤ 2.25 µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 1.55 µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)

FM
≤ 0.40µV (144 ~ 148 MHz)
≤ 0.28µV (438 ~ 450 MHz)
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
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Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne SSB/CW/AM/FSK: Quadruple stereoheterodyne FM: Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
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Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 Watts 8 ohms at 10% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   SSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Max 100/100/100/50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC +/-15%
Current RX 1 A max Squelched 2.6 A
TX 11.5 A max Max 20.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 2000 and 2014
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
270 × 96 × 317 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.48 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Unknown

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 300 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage 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
Skycommand System II
Twin RX
DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions.
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700A KENWOOD-TS-B002000