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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver
USB SDR Receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  11m (CB)  6m  2m  1.25m  70cm  33cm  23cm  10m  4m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. SSB/CW/AM: ±200 Hz, FM: ±300 Hz (0°C - 40°C) 0.5 p.p.m. TCXO
Tuning steps ? SSB/CW: 25 Hz, AM: 1 kHz, FM: 5 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz 25-1750 MHz
100 kHz-25 MHz optional
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   All mode  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) SSB/CW: 0.5 µV
AM: 2µV
FM: 0.7 µV (12 dB SINAD)
≥ Phase noise @1kHz offset: -138dBc/Hz
≥ Phase noise @10kHz: -150dBc/Hz
≥ Phase noise @100kHz: -152dBc/Hz
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
(-6 dB / -60 dB)
SSB/CW(W)/AM(N): 2.2 / 5 kHz
CW(N): 0.5 / 1.8 kHz
AM(W): 6 / 14 kHz
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne Double conversion (SSB/CW/AM) Triple conversion (FM) SDR, R820T2 tuner IC
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
1st: 47.055 MHz
2nd: 8.215 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz (FM-only)
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Image rejection ? better than 70 dB (1.5-30 MHz) ?
Audio output ? 1.5 W ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 1.5-30 MHz, except 7.6-9 and 23.527 ±50 kHz -
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM: 100 W PEP, AM: 25 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.5 V DC ±10% 5 V DC, USB
Current RX 1 A max ? ?
TX 11.5 A max ? -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 198x and 19xx Between 2017 and 20xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
238 × 93 × 238 mm
(9.37 × 3.66 × 9.37 in)
24 × 8 × 21 mm
(0.94 × 0.31 × 0.83 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 3.50 kg (7.7 lbs) ?
Form factor Mobile Base Station Dongle

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 20 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
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Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700A YAESU-FT-000080C NOOELEC-NESDR-NANO-000002+