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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  ? 160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ± 5 p.p.m. ? Better than 0.34 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 0.3-18 MHz 0.1-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) ? J3E (SSB) <10 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
H3E (AM) <24 dB/µV for 20 dB SINAD
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
? J3E (SSB) 350 Hz to 2700 Hz at -6 dB
H3E (AM) ±3.3 kHz at -6 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne ? Double conversion super heterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
? 1st IF 70 MHz. 2nd 10.73 MHz
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz - 1.6-30 MHz
Modulations FM   - AM   USB   LSB  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ? 250 W (PEP)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC Mains 24 V DC - 10% +30%
Current RX 1 A max ? 0.9 A
TX 11.5 A max - 13 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 193x and 194x in USA Between 19xx and 19xx in Denmark
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
? ?
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 27.25 kg (60.1 lbs) 4.50 kg (9.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Marine / Navy
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
? Quick selection of 2182 kHz
Built-in two tone alarm: 1300 Hz and 2200 Hz with a duration of 45 secs
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700A NATIONAL-COMPANY-NC-000156 SAILOR-T002130