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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ±5ppm ± 1 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ?

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 0.15-35 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) AM
0.15-1.8 MHz: 10 µV
1.8-30 MHz: 2 µV
FM 28-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
SSB 0.15-1.8 MHz: 1 µV
CW 1.8-30 MHz: 0.25 µV
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
AM Narrow 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
AM/FM 6 kHz (-6 dB), 18 kHz (-60 dB)
SSB/CW 2.4 kHz (-6 dB), 4.5 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
1st: 71.75 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? 70 dB
Audio output ? More than 2.0 W into 8 ohm 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz -
Modulations FM   N-FM   -
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W ?

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 11.7 - 15.8V DC
Current RX 1 A max 1 A max
TX 11.5 A max -

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 2010 and 201x
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
240 × 100 × 293 mm
(9.45 × 3.94 × 11.54 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 4.10 kg (9.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 600 channels in 3 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
Twin RX
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Accessories ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700E ALINCO-DX-R000008