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

General

HAM bands ? 2m  6m 
Freq. stability ? ? ?
Tuning steps ? ? 5 / 12.5 kHz

Receiver

RX-range 10 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz 29-54 / 137-174 / 406-512 / 806-956 MHz (cellular blocked in the US)
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? (FM: 20 dB S/N at 3 kHz deviation):
29–54 MHz: 0.4 µV
137–174 MHz: 0.5 µV
406–512 MHz: 0.6 µV
806–956 MHz: 0.6 µV
Selectivity ? ? ±10 kHz (–6 dB)
±17 kHz (–50 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system VXO. Max 2 XTALS XTAL Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 10.85 MHz, 450 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? ? 0.5 W

Transmitter

TX-range 10 m (50 KHz per XTAL) 144-146 MHz -
Modulations CW   SSB   FM   -
RF-output 2 W High: 2 W, Low: 0.4 W ?

Connections

Antenna - Built-in sweep BNC
Impedance 50 Ω 50 Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.5V DC 9.6-15.6V DC 6 V DC (4×AA Batteries) or Adapter
Current RX 68 mA 45 mA 45-125 mA
TX Max 600 mA Max 700 mA -

Physical

Manufactured Between 1987 and 2002 in Japan Between 1976 and 197x in Japan Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 66 × 142 × 39 mm
(2.60 × 5.59 × 1.54 in)
135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
68.5 × 162 × 39 mm
(2.70 × 6.38 × 1.54 in)
Weight 645 gr (1.4 lbs) batteries included 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 10 × NiCd and mic included 250 gr (8.8 oz)
Form factor Handheld Mobile Handheld

Other features

Memories ? 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 50 channels in 1 bank(s) @ 15 channels/second
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features ? ? ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN JIM-MX-000028S KENWOOD-TR-002200GII 20-511