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

General

HAM bands 2m  70cm  ? 6m  70cm 
Freq. stability ? ? better than ± 5 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 118-524 / 800-1300 MHz 0.55-1.6 / 1.6-4.8 / 4.8-14.5 / 10.5-30 MHz 108-520 / 700-999 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations AM   FM   AM   CW   AM   FM  
Sensitivity 145/434 MHz: <0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD) 1.5 µV 0.16 µV (12 dB SINAD - 140-150 MHz)
0.2 µV (12 dB SINAD - 420-470 MHz)
Selectivity -6 dB: More than 11 kHz
-40 dB: Less than 30 kHz
? 12 kHz (-6 dB), 35 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system Double conversion superheterodyne 7 tubes 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)
? 1st: 47.25 MHz
2nd: 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 400 mW @ 8 Ohm

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 / 430-440 MHz - 144-146 / 430-440 MHz (Europe)
144-148 / 430-450 MHz (USA)
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 50 / 10 / 5 W ? High: 5/5 W, Medium: 2/2 W, Low: 0.5/0.5 W

Connections

Antenna - - SMA
Impedance 50 Ω ? 50 Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC +/-15% Mains Nominal: 7.2V DC (battery pack), 6-16V DC (external)
Current RX 1.2 A max ? 45-125 mA
TX 13 A max - Max 1.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 2007 and 200x Between 1963 and 1966 Between 2004 and 200x
Dimensions 140 × 43 × 142 mm
(5.51 × 1.69 × 5.59 in)
330 × 200 × 255 mm
(12.99 × 7.87 × 10.04 in)
58 × 109 × 30 mm
(2.28 × 4.29 × 1.18 in)
Weight 1.50 kg (3.3 lbs) 8.60 kg (19.0 lbs) 370 gr (13.1 oz)
Form factor Mobile Base Station Handheld

Other features

Memories ? ? 1000 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features Built-in TNC 1K2/9K6, APRS. Twin RX Electrical bandspread on 80, 40, 20 ,15 and 10m bands
Slide rule display
AVC-MVC selector
ANL
BFO
Antenna trimmer
Alpha-tags. CTCSS & DCS. WIRES II. ARTS. Emergency Automatic ID (EAI).
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-D000710E LAFAYETTE-HA-000063 YAESU-FT-000060R