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Portable VHF Transceiver
Handheld Aviation Receiver
Mobile VHF Transceiver

General

HAM bands 2m  160m  2m 
Freq. stability ? ? ± 15 p.p.m.
Tuning steps ? 9 / 10 kHz ?

Receiver

RX-range 144-146 MHz 150-2194 kHz / 76-136 / 144-174 MHz 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   AM   FM   W-FM   FM  
Sensitivity ? ? < 0.25 µV (12 dB SINAD)
Selectivity ? ? 12 kHz (-6 dB)
24 kHz (-60 dB)
Filters ? ? ?
Receiver system XTAL ? Double conversion superheterodyne
IF-freqs. ? ? 1st: 10.695 MHz
2nd: 455 kHz
Image rejection ? ? ?
Audio output ? 400 mW > 1.5 W across 8 ohm with 5% distortion

Transmitter

TX-range 144-146 MHz - 144-148 MHz
Modulations FM   - FM  
RF-output 2 W - 5-25 W

Connections

Antenna Built-in sweep BNC + Built-in ferrite bar SO-239
Impedance 50 Ω 50Ω 50Ω
Other - - -

Electrical

Power req. 9.6-15.6V DC 6V DC (4 × LR6/AA or external adapter) 13.8 V DC
Current RX 45 mA ? 600 mA
TX Max 700 mA - 6.5 A

Physical

Manufactured Between 197x and 19xx in Japan Between 1984 and 1996 in Japan Between 198x and 198x
Dimensions 135 × 58 × 191 mm
(5.31 × 2.28 × 7.52 in)
90 × 179 × 50 mm
(3.54 × 7.05 × 1.97 in)
180 × 60 × 195 mm
(7.09 × 2.36 × 7.68 in)
Weight 1.60 kg (3.5 lbs) 10×NiCd and mic included 590 gr (1.3 lbs) 1.80 kg (4.0 lbs)
Form factor Portable Handheld Mobile

Other features

Memories 12 channels in 1 bank(s) 40 channels in 1 bank(s) ?
Usage Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators Amateur / Ham radio operators
Features 1750 Hz tone burst
VFO option.
- DCL
Accessories ? - ?
MPN KENWOOD-TR-002200GX SONY-AIR-000008 KENWOOD-TM-002530A