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Mobile VHF Transceiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver
Base Station CB Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  2m  11m (CB) 
Freq. stability ? Better than ±10 p.p.m. (-20°C to +60° C) 0.001%
Tuning steps ? 5 / 10 / 12.5 / 15 / 20 / 25 / 50 / 100 kHz Channelized

Receiver

RX-range 118-174 MHz 137-174 MHz 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations AM   FM   FM   AM   SSB  
Sensitivity ? Better than 0.2 µV < 0.5 µV / < 0.15 µV for 10 dB S/N (AM/ SSB)
Selectivity ? 12 kHz @ -6 dB / 28 kHz @ -60 dB ?
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system ? Double conversion superheterodyne ?
IF-freqs. ? 21.7 MHz & 450 kHz 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ≥ 70 dB -50 dB
Audio output ? 3.5 W @ 4 ohm for 10% THD 2.5W @ 10% THD

Transmitter

TX-range 144-148 MHz 144-148 MHz 26.695-27.845 MHz
Modulations FM   FM   AM   SSB  
RF-output High: 50 W, Medium: 10 W, Low: 5 W 50 / 25 / 10 / 5 W AM: 4 W / SSB: 12 W PEP

Connections

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

Electrical

Power req. 13.8V DC 13.8 V DC (±10%), negative ground Mains / 13.8 V DC
Current RX Max 600 mA 300-600 mA 1 A max
TX Max 11 A 8 A (50 W) / 6 A (25 W) / 3 A (10 W) / 2 A (5 W) 3.5 A max

Physical

Manufactured Between 19xx and 19xx Between 2000 and 200x Between 19xx and 19xx
Dimensions 140 × 40 × 160 mm
(5.51 × 1.57 × 6.30 in)
127 × 35 × 126 mm
(5.00 × 1.38 × 4.96 in)
285 × 135 × 342 mm
(11.22 × 5.31 × 13.46 in)
Weight 1,000 gr (2.2 lbs) 990 gr (2.2 lbs) 5.40 kg (11.9 lbs)
Form factor Mobile Mobile Base Station

Other features

Memories 61 channels in 1 bank(s) 130 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s)
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Citizen Band (27Mc)
Features ? 9K6 packet ready ?
Accessories ? ? ?
MPN KENWOOD-TM-000261A YAESU-FT-001500M GALAXY-DX-002547