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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Handheld VHF/UHF Transceiver
Desktop Shortwave Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  160m  80m  60m  40m  30m (WARC)  20m  17m (WARC)  15m  12m (WARC)  11m (CB)  10m 
Freq. stability ? 2.5 ppm -4F to +140F (-20 C - +60 C) ?
Tuning steps ? 5 / 6.25 / 8.33 / 9 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 30 / 50 / 100 / 125 / 200 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 0.495-824 / 849-867 / 894-999 MHz 0.5-30 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   N-FM   W-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
Sensitivity ? ? SSB/CW
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 0.5 µV for 12 dB SINAD (Preamp ON)

AM
0.5-1.605 MHz; ≥ 12.6 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
1.605-30 MHz; ≥ 2.0 µV for 10 dB S/N (Preamp ON)
Selectivity ? ? SSB/CW
2.1 kHz/-6 dB, 4.0 kHz/-60 dB

AM
6.0 kHz/-6 dB, 20 kHz/-60 dB
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? ? ?
Image rejection ? ? ≥ 70 dB
Audio output ? ? ?

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz 144-148 / 420-450 MHz (USA) 1.605-2 / 3.5-4 / 5-8 / 9-30 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   N-FM   DV   AM   CW   USB   LSB  
RF-output 1 W 5 / 2.5 / 0.5 / 0.1 W 5-100 W (AM 5-25 W)

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 7.4V DC (battery pack) 10-16V DC (external) 13.8V DC or mains
Current RX 38 mA 2.1A max 1.3-2.1 A
TX 420 mA ? Max 20 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 1974 and 197x in Japan Between 2007 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx in Japan
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 181 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.13 in)
58.4 × 103 × 34.2 mm
(2.30 × 4.06 × 1.35 in)
240 × 95 × 239 mm
(9.45 × 3.74 × 9.41 in)
Weight 1.70 kg (3.8 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included ? 3.90 kg (8.6 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Handheld Base Station

Other features

Memories 6 channels in 1 bank(s) 1052 channels in bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Commercial / Land mobile communication
Features ? Alpha tags. Submersible (1 meter/30 minutes). CTCSS and DTCS. Twin RX ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200 ICOM-IC-000080AD ICOM-IC-000077