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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
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General

HAM bands 2m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 12.5 / 30 / 50 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 25-520 / 760-1300 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   W-FM  
Sensitivity 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) AM (20 dB S/N @ 60% modulation)
25-520 MHz: 2 µV
760-1100 MHz: 2 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
FM (20 dB S/N @ 3 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 0.5 µV
760-1100 MHz: 0.5 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 3 µV
W-FM (30 dB S/N @ 22.5 kHz deviation)
25-520 MHz: 3 µV
760-1100 MHz: 3 µV
1100-1300 MHz: 10 µV
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
AM/FM: 18 kHz (-6 dB) / 30 kHz (-50 dB)
W-FM: 300 kHz (-6 dB) / 600 kHz (-50 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
?
Image rejection ? ?
Audio output ? 1.8 W

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz -
Modulations FM   -
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W ?

Connections

Antenna - BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8 V DC or mains
Current RX 1.2 A max 12 W
TX 13 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1986 and 1988 in Japan (by GRE)
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
275 × 75 × 230 mm
(10.83 × 2.95 × 9.06 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 3.20 kg (7.1 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 10 bank(s) @ 16 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX Sound squelch
Tape out jack
10 dB attenuator
Dimmer
Membrane keypad
Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710A RADIOSHACK-REALISTIC-PRO-002004