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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
-
Modulations AM   FM   FM   -
Sensitivity 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) ? ?
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
? ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne ? ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
? ?
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe and Asia)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
80-10 m with 160 m option
Modulations FM   FM   AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY  
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W High: 5/5 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W 100 W (180 W INPUT)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% 6-15V DC Mains
Current RX 1.2 A max Max 150 mA -
TX 13 A max Max 1.35 A ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1986 and 19xx Between 196x and 196x
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
71 × 200 × 38 mm
(2.80 × 7.87 × 1.50 in)
457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 616 gr (1.4 lbs) with FNB-4A 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories ? ? None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX CAT interface 2" oscilloscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710E YAESU-FT-000727R CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000200V