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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  6m  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
General coverage
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ? ?
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 144-146 MHz (Europe)
144-148 MHz (USA)
10-160 m + WARC / 50-54 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W Hi 2.5 W, Lo 0.3 W Max 400 W (AM: 100 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 10.8V DC (Max 13.0V DC) Mains
Current RX 1 A max Max 150 mA ?
TX 11.5 A max Max 700 mA ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 1981 and 19xx Between 2005 and 200x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
61 × 168 × 49 mm
(2.40 × 6.61 × 1.93 in)
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Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 720 gr (1.6 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 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
Skycommand System II
Twin RX
? Balanced microphone jack (XLR). Data port. PS/2 keyboard jack. Direct I/O sound card connections. 32-bit IF DSP. IP3 better than +40 dBm! Twin identical RX.
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700A YAESU-FT-000208R YAESU-FTDX-009000MP