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Mobile VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave receiver
Desktop Shortwave Transmitter

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m  2000m  160m  80m  40m  20m  15m  10m 
Freq. stability ? ±1 ppm (0-50°C) ?
Tuning steps ? ? Continuous

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 0.005-30 MHz -
Modulations AM   FM   AM   AM-sync   FM   CW   SSB   USB   LSB   -
Sensitivity 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) < 0.14 µV CW .5-30 MHz (10 dB S+N/N) Typical. Preamp on.
< 0.25 µV LSB/USB/ISB
< 0.56 µV AM
< 0.90 µV FM
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Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
57 bandwidths selectable from 0.1 kHz to 16 kHz.
Shape factor 1.5:1 or better. 6 to 60 dB.
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Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne Digital signal processing ?
IF-freqs. 1st: 45.05 MHz (Band A), 49.95 MHz (Band B)
2nd: 455 KHz (Band A), 450 KHz (Band B)
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Image rejection ? 90 dB typical, 80 dB minimum ?
Audio output ? Two 600 ohm (one for each sideband in ISB) ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 80-10 m with 160 m option
Modulations FM   - AM   CW   SSB   DSB   FSK   RTTY  
RF-output 50 / 10 / 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% 90 - 264 VAC, 48-440 Hz, 30 Watts Mains
Current RX 1.2 A max ? -
TX 13 A max - ?

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 2000 and 200x in USA Between 196x and 196x
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
482 × 133 × 317 mm
(18.98 × 5.24 × 12.48 in)
457 × 222 × 381 mm
(17.99 × 8.74 × 15.00 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 5.67 kg (12.5 lbs) 40.80 kg (90.0 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Base Station

Other features

Memories ? 100 channels in 1 bank(s) None
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX PBT
DSP
2" oscilloscope
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710E TEN-TEC-RX-000340 CENTRAL-ELECTRONICS-000200V