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Desktop Shortwave receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile Dual-Band Transceiver

General

HAM bands ? 2m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ± 15 p.p.m. ?
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 0.15-30 MHz 144-146 MHz 108-1000 MHz (Cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   CW   SSB   FM   AM   FM   N-FM   DV  
Sensitivity ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD) ?
Selectivity ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion 3 W Internal speaker

Transmitter

TX-range - 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 430-450 MHz (FTM-300DR)
144-146 / 430-440 MHz (FTM-300DE)
Modulations - FM   FM   N-FM   DV  
RF-output ? 5-45 W 5 / 25 / 50 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC 13.8 V DC
Current RX ? 600 mA ?
TX - 9.5 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 1982 and 1985 in Japan Between 198x and 198x Between 2020 and 202x in Korea
Dimensions ? 180 × 60 × 215 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 8.46 in)
139 × 53 × 18 mm
(5.47 × 2.09 × 0.71 in)
Weight ? 1.95 kg (4.3 lbs) 1.10 kg (2.4 lbs) total unit
Form factor Base Station Mobile Mobile

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? DCL Fusion System
CTCSS/PL
2" QVGA color TFT
Built-in Bluetooth and GPS
Wires-X Twin RX (V+V, U+U, V+U, U+V) with simultaneous DV RX on both receivers
1200/9600bd APRS modem
Voice recording
Band scope
AMS
Micro-SD slot
Detachable control head.
Accessories ? ? MH-85A11U Hand microphone with built-in camera
MLS-100 External speaker
SSM-85D DTMF Microphone
MPN KENWOOD-R-000600 KENWOOD-TM-002550E YAESU-FTM-000300DE