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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
HF Transceiver
Handheld Amateur Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  10m  2m  70cm 
Freq. stability ±5ppm ? ±2.5 p.p.m. @ -20 to +60°C (-4 to +140°F)
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 0.1-30 MHz 0.5-1000 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   C4FM   DV  
Sensitivity Less than 0.16 µV (VHF/UHF) SSB: 0.35 µV (10 dB S+N/N) @ 3 kHz BW AM (10 dB S/N)
0.52-30 MHz: 3 µV
108-137 MHz: 1.5 µV
FM (12 dB SINAD)
30-54 MHz: 0.35 µV
54-76 MHz: 1 µV
137-140 MHz: 0.2 µV
140-150 MHz: 0.16 µV
150-174 MHz: 0.2 µV
174-222 MHz: 1 µV
222-350 MHz: 0.5 µV
350-400 MHz: 0.2 µV
400-470 MHz: 0.18 µV
470-580 MHz: 1.5 µV
580-800 MHz: 3 µV
800-1000 MHz: 1.5 µV
W-FM (12 dB SINAD)
76-108 MHz: 1.5 µV
DV/C4FM (BER 1%)
2 m/70 cm: 0.19 µV
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 12 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 28 kHz
? AM/FM: 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double Super Heterodyne ? Direct conversion (AM/WFM) Double conversion superheterodyne (FM/N-FM)
IF-freqs. 1st: 38.85 MHz (VHF), 45.05 (UHF)
2nd: 450 kHz (VHF), 455 kHz (UHF)
? 1st IF: 58.05 MHz (A-band) - 57.15 MHz (B-band)
2nd IF: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? >60 dB ?
Audio output ? ? 1 W at 10% distortion / 8 ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz 10-160 m + WARC and 60 m (5 MHz) 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
Modulations FM   N-FM   AM   FM   CW   SSB   RTTY   FM   N-FM   C4FM  
RF-output High: 50/35 W, Medium: 10/10 W, Low: 5/5 W 5-100 W (100% duty cycle) 0.3 / 1 / 2.5 / 5 W

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 12-14V DC 3.6-7.4 V DC or 4-16 V DC external
Current RX 1 A max Max 1.5 A 74-240 mA
TX 11.5 A max Max 20 A 1.9 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 2000 and 200x in Singapore Between 2000 and 200x Between 2021 and 202x in Japan
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 195 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 7.68 in)
308 × 127 × 330 mm
(12.13 × 5.00 × 12.99 in)
65 × 100 × 34 mm
(2.56 × 3.94 × 1.34 in)
Weight 1.40 kg (3.1 lbs) 5.30 kg (11.7 lbs) 282 gr (10.0 oz) with SBR-14Li and antenna
Form factor Mobile Unknown Handheld

Other features

Memories 200 channels in 1 bank(s) 100 channels in 1 bank(s) 900 channels in 24 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators 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
39 IF-DSP filters. Spectrum scope. Auto-ATU option CTCSS/PL with tone scan. DCS. DTMF. AMS. Audio recorder. Micro-SD card slot.
Bluetooth. APRS (1200/9600bd). Built-in GPS. Band scope. VOX. Wires-X. Voltmeter.
Attenuator (10 dB). IPX7 water proof. Clock and timer. Twin RX (Even dual DV!)
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000700E TEN-TEC-JUPITER-(000538) YAESU-FT-000005DE