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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
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. ± 10 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 136-524 / 800-1300 MHz (less cellular) 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) SSB/CW/FSK
500-1620 kHz: < 4 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 0.2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 0.13 µV
AM
500-1620 kHz: < 32 µV
1620 kHz - 21.5 MHz: < 2 µV
21.5-30 MHz: < 1.3 µV
FM
28-30 MHz: < 0.25 µV
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
SSB/CW/FSK
2.2 kHz @ -6 dB, 4.4 kHz @ -60 dB
AM
5 kHz @ -6 dB, 18 kHz @ -50 dB
FM
12 kHz @ -6 dB, 25 kHz @ -50 dB
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne Triple conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
1st: 73.05 MHz
2nd: 8.83 MHz
3rd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? 1.5 W across 8 ohms @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 / 430-450 MHz 10-160 m + WARC
Modulations FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB   FSK  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W SSB/CW/FM:20-100 W, AM: 10-40 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8V DC
Current RX 1 A max 2 A
TX 11.5 A max Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 198x and 199x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
270 × 96 × 305 mm
(10.63 × 3.78 × 12.01 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 7.50 kg (16.5 lbs) without AT unit
Form factor Mobile 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
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 ? AT-450 antenna tuner
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700A KENWOOD-TS-000450S