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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop HF/VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  6m  2m  70cm  23cm  10m  6m 
Freq. stability ±5 p.p.m. ± 0.5 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? Continuous ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (Cellular blocked) 0.03-60 / 118-174 / 220-512/ 1240-1300 MHz 3-6 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   AM   CW  
Sensitivity 146/440 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) SSB/CW/FSK (S/N 10 dB): 0.13 µV
AM (S/N 10 dB): 1.3 µV
FM (12 SINAD): 0.18 µV
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Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
SSB: 2.2 kHz @ -6 dB / 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM: 6 kHz @ -6 dB / 12 kHz @ -60 dB
FM: 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 25 kHz @ -60 dB
N-FM: 8 kHz @ -6 dB / 20 kHz @ -60 dB
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Quadruple/triple/double conversion superheterodyne 6 tubes
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 kHz (Band A), 450 kHz (Band B)
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Image rejection ? Main: >70 dB Sub: >60 dB ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W 8 Ohm at 10% distortion ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC / 6 m / 2 m / 70 cm / 23 cm -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK   -
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W Max 100/100/100/50/10 W ?

Connections

Antenna - SO-239 Proprietary (military)
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC ±15% 13.8V DC +/-15% ?
Current RX 1.2 A max Squelched 2.6 A ?
TX 13 A max Max 20.5 A -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x Between 194x and 194x in USA
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
281 × 107 × 371 mm
(11.06 × 4.21 × 14.61 in)
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Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 8.20 kg (18.1 lbs) 5.00 kg (11.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 300 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Military communication
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX DSP. Built-in 1K2/9K6 TNC. Auto-AT on HF/6 m. DX-Cluster functions. ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710A KENWOOD-TS-002000X MILITARY-BC-000454